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two words can meet" (p. 25; it remains to be determined whether this last sentence
is meant ironically, or whether it distinguishes between algebra and mathematics).
The author criticizes the Pont du Louvre and the Pont de la Cite (both bridges
from 1803) in accordance with the principles of Leon Battista Alberti. [F6a,3]
According to Viel the first bridges to be built on a constructive basis would have
been undertaken around 1730. [F7,!]
In 1855, the Hotel du Louvre was constructed at a rapid tempo, so as to be in place
for the opening of the world exhibition. " For the first time the entrepreneurs used
electric light on the site in order to double the day's labor; some unexpected
delays occurred; the city was just coming out of the famous carpenters' strike
which put an end to wood-frame structures in Paris. Consequently the Hotel du
Louvre possesses the rare distinction of having wedded, in its design, the wood
paneling of old houses to the iron flooring of modern buildings. '" Vk G. d' Avenel,
"Le Mecanisme de la vie moderne," part 1, "Les Grands Magasins," Revue des
deux mondes (July 15, 1894), p. 340.
[F7,2]
"In the beginning, railroad cars look like stagecoaches, autobuses like omnibuses,
electric lights like gas chandeliers, and the last like petroleum lamps." Leon
Pierre-Quint, "Signification du cinema," L 'Art cinematographique, 2 (Paris,
1927), p. 7. [F7,3]
Apropos of the Empire style of Schinkel: "The building that brings out the location,
the substructure that embodies the true seat of invention, . . . these
things resemble-a vehicle. They convey architectural ideals, which only in this
sort of way can still be 'pract.iced. m Carl Linfert, "Vom Ursprung grosser
Baugedanken," Frankfurter Zeitung, January 9, 1936. [F7,4]
On the world exhibition of 1889: "We can say of this festivity that it has been
celebrated, ahove all, to the glory of iron . ... Having undertaken to give readers
of Le Correspondant a rough idea of industry in connection with the Exposition du
Champ de Mars, we have chosen for our theme 'Metal Structures and Railroads. '"
Albert de Lapparent, Le Siilcle dufer (Paris, 1890), PI'. vii-viii. [F7,5]
On the Crystal Palace: "'The architect, Paxton, and the contractors, Messrs. Fox
and Henderson, had systematically resolved not to use parts with large dimensions.
The heaviest were hollow cast-iron girders, eight meters long, none of which
weighed more than a ton . ... Their chief merit was that they were economical. . ..
Moreover, the execution of the plan was remarkahly rapid, since all the parts were
of a sort that the factories could undertake to deliver quickly. " Albert de Lapparent,
Le Siilc!e dILfer (Paris, 1890), 1 '. 59. [F7,6]
Lapparent divides iron structures into two classes: iron structures with stone
facings and true iron structures. He places the following example among the first