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A cyclorama is a panoramic image on the inside of a cylindrical platform, designed to give viewers standing in the middle of the cylinder a 360° view, and also a building designed to show a panoramic image. The intended effect is to make viewers, surrounded by the panoramic image, feel as if they … See more
Panoramas were invented by Irish painter Robert Barker, who wanted to find a way to capture the panoramic view from Calton Hill in central Edinburgh, Scotland. He subsequently opened his first cyclorama building in … See more
• Cyclorama Building, Boston
• Cosmorama
• Diorama
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• Wocher-Panorama, depicting the city of Thun. On display in the Kunstmuseum Thun. 38 metres long by 7.5 metres high (Created by Marquard Wocher in 1814 it may be the oldest surviving example on display). See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license Atlanta's Famed Cyclorama Mural Will Tell the Truth About the …
WebAmerican South. A Smithsonian magazine special report. History | December 2018. Atlanta’s Famed Cyclorama Mural Will Tell the Truth About the Civil War Once Again. …
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WebCycloramas were a very popular form of entertainment in the late 1800's, both in America and Europe. These massive, oil-on-canvas paintings were displayed in special auditoriums and enhanced with landscaped …
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Webcyclorama, in theatre, background device employed to cover the back and sometimes the sides of the stage and used with special lighting to create the illusion of sky, open space, …
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WebMar 11, 2003 · “Cyclorama” is the name given to the huge, late-nineteenth-century painting depicting the Civil War battle fought July 22, 1864, east of Atlanta. Housed at the Atlanta …
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WebDec 16, 2018 · Art & Art History. Cycloramas: The Virtual Reality of the 19th Century. Immersive displays brought 19th century spectators to far-off places and distant battles. The way they portrayed history, however, was …
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WebMar 17, 2019 · Cycloramas are panorama paintings designed for exhibition in rotundas. The viewer stands in the middle, cocooned by a canvas that becomes the world. The Atlanta …
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WebFeb 21, 2019 · Cycloramas were the IMAX of their day, a form of popular, pay-at-the-door entertainment in the second half of the 19th century. Like movies, they dramatized and …
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