Dan Hitchens

How the Georgians invented nightlife

Lavish light shows and firework displays allowed 18th century Londoners to conquer the night

An ingenious display of British engineering, costing around £2 million in today’s money: the 1814 Temple of Concord in Green Park, dazzlingly lit up and rotating on a mechanical stage. Credit: Collection of Melanie Doderer-Winkler 
issue 21 October 2023
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