Portmeirion : The Architecture Of Pleasure - Sarah Baylis

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Portmeirion : The Architecture Of Pleasure - Sarah Baylis 

Yn y gyfrol hon ceir hanes creu Portmeirion gan olrhain ei ddatblygiad o westy I bentref cyfan o adeiladau lliwgar a gerddi isdrofannol a’r rhieni’n creu awyrgylch Mor y Canoldir. Denwyd awduron, actorion a gwleidyddion rif y gwlith gan gynnwys Bertrand Russell, Noel Coward, Frank Lloyd Wright, a George Harrison ac mae’r lle wedi goroesi rhyfel, tan, a phandemig byd-eang gan sefydlu ei hun yn gyrchfan boblogaidd sy’n croesawu dros 250,000 o ymwelwyr y flwyddyn.

Trwy gyfrwng ffotograffiaeth Newydd a deunyddiau archifol nas cyhoeddwyd o’r blaen, mae Sarah Baylis wedi olrhain hanes y pentef hynod hwn ac wedi dangos sut y cadwodd ei boblogrwydd yn ystod canrif o newidiadau cymdeithasol a diwylliannol radical. Dengys Portmeirion fell le byw sy’n dal I esblygu’n barhaus a hwnnw wedi ei lunio gan y bobol amrywiol a fu’n byw a gweithio yma.

This book tells the story of Portmeirion’s evolution and how it expanded from a hotel into a holiday village of colourful buildings and subtropical gardens evoking a Mediterranean atmosphere. Attracting celebrated writers, actors, and politicians – guests have included Bertrand Russell, Noel Coward, Frank Lloyd Wright, and George Harrison – Portmeirion has survived the challenges of war, fire, and a global pandemic while establishing itself as a popular destination, now welcoming over 250,000 visitors annually.

Featuring new photography and unpublished archival material, Sarah Baylis maps how this secluded Welsh village has retained its popularity through a hundred years of radical social and cultural change and shows Portmeirion as a living, continually evolving place shaped by the diverse people who have lived and worked here.

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