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The Sacred Geometry of Washington, D.C.:
The Integrity and Power of the Original Design
by Nicholas R. Mann
Price: $19.95
Paperback: 288 pages; index; illustrations
Distributor: Sky Books
Publisher: Green Magic
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0954723074
SBN-13: 978-0954723071
Product Dimensions: 7 x 10 x 0.6 inches
About the book…
Shows a system of number and proportion employed in the U.S.
Capitol.
The architect Pierre Charles L’Enfant had to give symbolic
form to a new democratic republic, but over the centuries,
imbalances crept into his plan. If the symbolism of the Capitol
was intended to be a true expression of America’s heart and
innermost values, what can be done to restore the balance and
integrity of its original visionary principles?
Contents include: Novus Ordo Seclorum, The L’Enfant Plan and Traditional Geometry;
The Geometric Order of the Federal City; The Golden Section;
The Washington Monument; Avenues to the Stars and more.
Supplemental description…
The Sacred Geometry of Washington, D.C. shows how a system of number and geometric proportion, employed in the temples and cities of many of the great civilizations of the past, is present in the original design of the United States capital. In 1791, as the immense new Federal City took shape upon the landscape, it had to define and balance the powers of the People, the States, the Judiciary, the Legislature and the President. The architect had to give symbolic form to a new democratic republic. But, over the centuries, imbalances crept into this plan.
Nicholas Mann describes this story in fascinating detail and asks: if the symbolism of the capital city is intended to be a true expression of America’s heart, its innermost values, what can be done to restore the balance and integrity of its original, visionary principles?
About the author…
Nicholas R. Mann read history and anthropology in London; then turned his attention to the study of classical philosophies, mythology and sacred geometry. His books include Sedona: Sacred Earth, Reclaiming the Gods, The Isle of Avalon and Energy Secrets of Glastonbury Tor. He lives in Glastonbury, England. |
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