Big tops
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Jerarquía
Built Environment (Hierarchy Name) > Single Built Works (Hierarchy Name) > single built works (Built Environment) > <single built works by specific type> > <single built works by function> > performing arts structures > performing arts buildings
Descripción
Big tops, or circus tents, were first introduced ca. 1825 by the American itinerant company of J. Purdy Brown. This innovation soon became a standard of circus performances worldwide. Where a circus is made up of multiple tents, the big top is the main tent.
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Otros términos
- big top [en]
- circus tents [en]