Wacker's manual of the plan of Chicago; municipal economy (1911)
Moody, Walter Dwight, 1874-1920, Wacker, Charles Henry, 1856-, Chicago Plan Commission · [Chicago, Printed by H. C. Sherman & co. · leaf 46
hips in the field, ex-pected little luxury athome. But as conquestbrought wealth, nationalpride was born to the Eo-mans. They wanted theircity, from which the worldwas governed, to standbefore the world as theembodiment of power andmagnificence. Mistress of the world,levying tribute of wealthupon… … Rome in the XlVth Century. riches in aggrandizing herself. Eomanemperors, one after another, took up greatpiiblic works. The worldsablest architects were calledupon for plans for buildings.There was no lack of wealthto carry out the great worksundertaken. There was nolimit to the supply of laborto…
Art, Municipal · Public works
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