If you blinked, you might have missed it. While the world was hypnotized by a Rebel battle emblem on the lawn of South Carolina’s capitol, the city of Atlanta quietly settled a bitter, four-decade ...

In the fall of 1892, a series of advertisements appeared in the Atlanta Constitution promoting a colossal 360-degree painting depicting the Battle of Atlanta. The Cyclorama had won good reviews at its ...

One of the war’s greatest battles was fought again and again on a spectacular canvas nearly 400 feet long. At last, the real history is being restored Jack Hitt; Photographs by Joshua Rashaad McFadden ...

In a move of literal and figurative historic proportions, plans call for the Cyclorama, one of the city's most valuable cultural artifacts, to leave its Grant Park home of nearly a century and ...

Work is being done to preserve an important part of Civil War history.The Gettysburg Cyclorama, a painting that depicts Pickett's Charge on July 3, 1863, is nearly 150 years old.Making sure the ...

Cycloramas were a form of three-dimensional art hugely popular in the late 19 th century. And as a form of entertainment, they filled a niche between live stage shows and movies – yet to be invented.

The Cyclorama building in happier, less demolished days. Photo: National Park Service. After a long legal battle and strong words from preservationists of all stripes, demolition work has begun on the ...