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The Gettysburg Cyclorama: Mystery of the South End
The Gettysburg Cyclorama: Mystery of the South End
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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Mar 12, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Starting in 1884, audiences of veterans, schoolchildren, and everyday Bostonians streamed into a cavernous, castle-like building on Tremont Street in the South End to witness the closest thing to virtual reality that existed at the time. The building still exists, though a series of renovations have rendered it much more ordinary and less palatial than it was back then. The painting still exists too, and it still offers an immersive experience for visitors that blends reality and art, but not in Boston anymore. The building was known as the Cyclorama, and it was purpose built to hold the painting, which was also known as the cyclorama, one of the most audacious artistic endeavors of the 19th century. Together, they commemorated the turning point of the bloody Civil War that had ended two decades earlier.
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Full show notes: http://HUBhistory.com/270/
Support us: http://patreon.com/HUBhistory/
Released:
Mar 12, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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