Cairo in Chicago. Cairo Street at the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893. EtudUrb 11. Histoire reveals in his essay how

reveals in his essay how this collection of masterpieces

enriched with new illustrations

Ceramics of Western Asia (9 fig

tend towards the promise concealed in the emptiness of the only tomb that will have nothing to give up at the end of the centuries -- (Chateaubriand): objects of expense

Jessica Lack présente cinquante mouvements pionniers d’art moderne et contemporain nés d’un engagement politique

Cairo in Chicago. Cairo Street at the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893. EtudUrb 11. Histoire reveals in his essay howBuilt as a temporary structure and made from ephemeral materials, Cairo Street had a dual function. On the one hand, it was a purely scientific installation, a work of anthropology. On the other, it became the most popular entertainment venue at the 1893 Chicago Worlds Columbian Exposition: a place where people went wild with excitement. Far from being a copy of a currently existing street, it was rather an assemblage of authentic architectural