Abstract
This chapter examines Richard Neutra’s 1962 Cyclorama Building as commemorative architecture, examining the Cold War symbolism baked into the architect’s vision and the structure’s design. As Gettysburg National Military Park’s first Visitor Center and new home to the park’s central interpretive tool, Paul Philippoteaux’s 1884 Cyclorama painting of the Battle of Gettysburg, the building was frequently held up as the National Park Service’s central contribution to the Civil War Centennial. The building also embodied the Mission 66-era tension between the National Park Service’s preservation mission and commitment to visitor services, setting the stage for later claims that the building was an intrusion on the historic landscape and its subsequent demolition in 2013.
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