Cities then & now / Jim Antoniou.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Antoniou, Jim.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns.

Cities and towns--History.

City and town life--History.

City and town life.

Historic buildings.

Civilization--History.

Civilization.

Cities.

cities.

Medical Subjects:

Cities.

Physical Description:

143 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Cities then and now

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Macmillan, ©1994.

Summary:

Includes material on Athens, Istanbul, Florence, Prague, Mexico City, London, Sydney, San Francisco, and New York City.

Contents:

Introduction

Athens : the Agora, 435

Rome : the Imperial city, 27 BC

Istanbul : Hagia Sophia and the royal palace, 6th century AD

Jerusalem : the Old City and the Temple Mount, 1150

Florence : the city centre and Cathedral, 1425

Barcelona : the harbour and Old Town, 1570

Prague : the Lesser Town and Prague Castle, 1610

Amsterdam : the Old Town and Dam Square, 1630

Mexico City : the Zócalo and the royal palace, 1700

Paris : the Champs-Elysées and the Louvre Palace, 1740

London : the City of London and Southwark, c.1750

Washington, D.C. : Pennsylvania Avenue and the Capitol, 1860/70

Sydney : Sydney Cove and the city, 1888

Moscow : along the Moskva River, c.1890

Tokyo : along Nihombashi Street, 1909

San Francisco : Market Street and the business district, c.1916

Hong Kong : the waterfront and the central district, 1920s

New York : Battery Park and Wall Street, 1930s

Past visions of the future.

Notes:

"Designed and produced by Quarto Inc."--Title page verso.

"Each city features a major site as it looked at a key point in its history, printed on a transparent overlay and superimposed over a present-day color photograph"--Page 4 of cover.

Other Format:

Online version: Antoniou, Jim. Cities then & now.

ISBN:

0025024019

9780025024014

OCLC:

30353221