After brief lunch and rest in the shade (freezer pops in the cooler were awesome after being at the zoo!) we went to the Cyclorama. The cyclorama is a panoramic painting of the battle of Atlanta, there is also a 40 foot wide diorama that blends into the painting beautifully. To view the cyclorama you sit in theater style seating on a platform that turns. It was AWESOME!
Here are some facts about the painting and diorama (taken from the cycolrama's website here):
- The Atlanta Cyclorama is the largest of only three cycloramas in the U.S. Overseas there are only sixteen that still exist and they are known as panoramas.
- The circumference of the painting is 358 ft.
- The painting covers 15,030 sq. ft.
- The depth of the display is 30 ft.
- The painting alone weighs more than 10,000 lbs.
- Three-dimensional foreground added in 1936, with red Georgia clay.
- The tallest figure in the diorama is 3 ft.
- The Cyclorama was painted in 1885-86 by German artists.
- The shortest figure in the diorama is 17 inches.
- The Cyclorama has been shown in Grant Park since 1893.
- The painting was donated to the City of Atlanta in 1898 by George V. Gress
- The painting moved to present location in 1921.
- One of the dying soldiers in the diorama is a portrait of the actor Clark Gable.
Due to the age of the painting photographs are not allowed ---- but at the end of the presentation our tour guide invited Elise up, and very specifically told the group that "who ever is with this little girl better get a picture of this." HAHA Yay though! Here are some pictures of Elise at the Cyclorama:
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| Elise by some of the figures to show us the exact scale |
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| the lady told Elise to put her hands on the painting and push on it so that we could see where the diorama ended easier - when the lady asked the lady what it felt like she responded with "paint" HAHA love that kid! |
Another neat thing they have at the Cyclorama is the Texas, which is the train engine that the Confederate soldiers used to chase down the General!
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| Sashi's favorite exhibit in their museam |
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