posted on 2017-07-05, 00:00authored byG. Massiot & cie
According to the 9th ed. (1888-1890) of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, this is the 'great cantonal school, comprising a gymnasium, a technical school (preparatory to the polytechnicum at Zurich) and a mercantile school.' Further in the entry it notes that St. Gall was industrialized, engaged in the textile industry. 'In 1872 6384 machines that produced embroidery and chain-stitched fabrics were in use; in 1882, 14,883 machines.'
History
Alt Title
Kantonsschule am Burggraben St.Gallen
Date Created
1910-01-01
Date Modified
2017-07-05
Spatial Coverage
Sankt Gallen|Sankt Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland|+47.425388+9.380748
Temporal Coverage
before or circa 1910
Cultural Context
['Nineteenth century', 'Neoclassical']
Rights Statement
To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library.