Queen Mary's Dolls' House and Dolls on a scale of one to twelve

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in March 1924 the most wonderful dolls' house in the world made its debut at the British Empire Exhibition in London. Designed by the greatest architect of his day, Sir Edwin Lutyens, this was no ordinary house but a home for a reigning Queen.
Commissioned to create the Dolls' House for Queen Mary, .Lutyens, who had become a household name for his design of the Cenotaph in Whitehall, set out to 'devise and design for all time something which will enable future generations to see how a king and queen of England lived in the 20th century, and what authors, artists and craftsmen of note there were during their reign'.
Lutyens sketched his preliminary plans on napkins, tablecloths and menus and, inspired by Christopher Wren, called-the resulting classical renaissance design his 'Wrenaissance'. The outer shell of the house, carved and painted to look like Portland stone, fits closely over the inner fabric and is raised and lowered by electricity so the interior and exterior can be... Tovább

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in March 1924 the most wonderful dolls' house in the world made its debut at the British Empire Exhibition in London. Designed by the greatest architect of his day, Sir Edwin Lutyens, this was no ordinary house but a home for a reigning Queen.
Commissioned to create the Dolls' House for Queen Mary, .Lutyens, who had become a household name for his design of the Cenotaph in Whitehall, set out to 'devise and design for all time something which will enable future generations to see how a king and queen of England lived in the 20th century, and what authors, artists and craftsmen of note there were during their reign'.
Lutyens sketched his preliminary plans on napkins, tablecloths and menus and, inspired by Christopher Wren, called-the resulting classical renaissance design his 'Wrenaissance'. The outer shell of the house, carved and painted to look like Portland stone, fits closely over the inner fabric and is raised and lowered by electricity so the interior and exterior can be seen at the same time.
The house was built on a scale of 1 to 12, tcx)k three years to complete and involved the work of 1,500 tradesmen, artists and authors. Every item is a miniature masterpiece, each room exquisitely furnished, every piece made exactly to scale. Working lifts stop at every floor, there is running water in all five bathrooms and electric lighting throughout the house.
In every detail, Queen Mary's Dolls' House is unique; a palace in perfect miniature. Vissza