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The Architecture Lover's Guide to Paris.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Boukabou, Ruby.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Architecture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (348 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Havertown : Pen & Sword Books Limited, 2021.
- Summary:
- Unlock the secrets of Paris's charm with this handy visual guidebook.Unlock the secrets of Paris's charm with this handy visual guidebook. Learn the history of the city's most famous landmarks, grasp their fascinating details and discover dozens of lesser known architectural gems. Whether you are a Paris regular or visiting for the first time, this guide will help you understand how the city acquired its unique and beautiful design palette and recommend ways to experience it more fully with self-guided walking tours and suggestions of some of the best hotels, restaurants, cafés, churches, parks and more. You'll also discover ancient Roman baths, seventeenth century mansions, Art Deco theaters, contemporary cultural complexes and find out where to kick back, cocktail or mock-tail in hand, with a panoramic view over the capital. Written by Ruby Boukabou, author of The Art Lover's Guide to Paris, and part-time Parisian, this book is the perfect companion for anybody intrigued by Paris's seductive magic.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- The arrondissements of Paris
- PART ONE
- Introduction - The Building of Paris
- An Architectural Timeline - Identifying Architectural Styles and Periods
- PART TWO
- 36 Hours in Paris
- Paris Panoramas
- Hotels
- Cafés, Restaurants &
- Bars
- Shopping - Department Stores, Les Halles &
- Fashion Boutiques
- PART THREE
- Train Stations - 'Gares'
- Columns, Arches &
- Rotundas
- Streetscapes - Métro Entrances &
- Street Furniture
- Churches &
- Other Places of Worship
- Museums
- Entertainment Venues
- Civic &
- Political
- Reading &
- Education
- Finance &
- Business
- Underground Paris
- Public Parks &
- Green Spaces
- Cemeteries &
- the Panthéon
- Châteaux
- Bridges
- PART FOUR
- Self-Guided Walking Tours
- 1. Paris 'Ponts' - the Central Paris Bridges
- 2. The Marais - Arts et Métiers to Place des Vosges
- 3. Bastille to La Grande Mosquée de Paris
- 4. Arènes de Lutèce to Eglise Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre
- 5. Covered Passages ('Galleries') -Palais-Royal to Passage Verdeau
- 6. Gare Saint-Lazare to Place Vendôme
- Bibliography.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781526780003
- 1526780003
- 9781526779984
- 1526779986
- OCLC:
- 1350425422
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