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OverviewWhen you think of Paris do you picture the Eiffel Tower? The medieval city of Notre Dame? The elegant boulevards of Baron Haussmann? The Montmartre of Toulouse- Lautrec? The grandeur of the Louvre? The Art Nouveau of the Paris Metro? The Grand Projets of Francois Mitterrand? Or...? Yes, there is just so much beauty to Paris. In 150 striking images, Paris celebrates the French capital, from its world-famous landmarks to evocative alleyways and corners that might surprise you. You may have heard, for instance, about the Paris catacombs and sewers that you can visit, but did you know about La Petite Ceinture, a disused 19th century railway line that circumnavigates the inner city? From the medieval marvels of Sainte-Chapelle to the 1970s Pompidou Centre to the latest pop-up beaches beside the Seine, the book explores a great many sides to the city. In collecting these images of the city today, we come to understand something of its history - from the executions that took place at the Place de la Concorde during the Revolution to the Arc de Triomphe honouring those who served in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars to the skyscrapers of La Defense. Presented in a landscape format and with captions explaining the story behind each entry, Paris is a stunning collection of images celebrating the world's most romantic city. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alastair HornePublisher: Amber Books Ltd Imprint: Amber Books Weight: 0.374kg ISBN: 9781782748724ISBN 10: 1782748725 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 14 April 2019 Recommended Age: From 14 to 99 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction Everyday Paris Painter, Fontaine de Médicis, Jardin du Luxembourg Approaching the Eiffel Tower, via the Champ de Mars Sunset at the Jardin des Tuileries Carrousel de la Tour Eiffel Paris in the rain Jogger passes Eiffel Tower Ice skating in front of the Hôtel de Ville Covered steps at the Parc de Belleville Escalator at the Pompidou Centre La marché aux fleurs, Île de la Cité The Clos Montmartre vineyard Parc des Buttes-Chaumont Boats for hire at the Bois de Boulogne Steps, Montmartre Mural painting at the Parc de Belleville Birds fly past the funnels of the Pompidou Centre Lunch on the steps of La Grande Arche de la Défense La Musée des Égouts de Paris Terminal 2 at Charles de Gaulle International Airport Platforms at Gare du Nord Canopy, the Forum des Halles Glass ceiling, Le Passage du Grand Cerf Antiquarian bookshop on the Rue Mazarine Abercrombie & Fitch, Champs-Elysées Escalators, Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche Stairs and escalator, Bercy Commuter cycles past the Arc de Triomphe Vélib’ cycle rack Bicycle stands outside the Odette patisserie Window display, Paris boutique Shop window display of coloured women’s leather gloves Mannequin legs in the Printemps department store Shop window, Lancel, the Champs-Elysées Model of Pinocchio at La marché aux fleurs Librairie François Jousseaume, Galerie Vivienne Artists’ stalls at Place du Tertre, Montmartre Shakespeare and Company, Rue de la Bûcherie Antiques market, Marché aux Puces de Saint-Ouen Patisserie and café in Paris’s Jewish quarter, Le Marais A sunny day in Montmartre Passage du Chantier, Rue de Faubourg Saint-Antoine The river Seine Bouquiniste stall by the Seine A Taste of Paris Maison Lacombe, Rue des Acacias Ice cream vendor smiles, despite the rain Donut and crepe stand, the Bastille La Rotonde, Montparnasse Eating outside at a Paris bistro Café, Le Marais Le Café Montmartre Le Bizuth, Boulevard Saint Germain La Chaise au Plafond, Le Marais Crêpe from a Paris street vendor Au Lys d’Argent Crêperie, Rue Saint-Louis en l’Île Androuet, Rue Mouffetard Barbès market on the Boulevard de la Chapelle Bouillon Chartier Waiter lights candles at Le Grand Vefour Café Marly Rum Baba ready to be served, Bistrot Paul Bert Baker making bread in a boulangerie in Saint Germain des Pres Fruit flan in the window of the Paul boulangerie and patisserie Sandwiches and Quiche Lorraine in a Montmartre shop window, Place du Tertre Parisian Landmarks, Ancient and Modern Small Pyramid, Louvre Palace Main Hall, Louvre Palace West Façade, Church of Saint-Sulpice Écoute, Place René Cassin Maman, Jardin de Tuileries, Paris Bulls’ heads, Lavirotte Building, Paris Le Stryge, Notre-Dame Ceiling and interior, Notre-Dame From the West, Île de la Cité Vendôme Column, Place Vendôme Colonne de Juillet, Place de la Bastille Luxor Obelisk, Place de la Concorde Looking down at the Parc du Champ-de-Mars, from the Eiffel Tower Looking up at the modern windows of the Institut du Monde Arabe View of the Eiffel Tower and Front-de-Seine, Paris Skyscrapers at night, La Défense Reflection in La Géode, Parc de la Villette Exterior, the Pompidou Centre Palais de Chaillot, Place du Trocadéro Waterfall, Parc de Bercy The grand staircase, the Palais Garnier Exterior, the Conciergerie Square Keep, Château de Vincennes Notre-Dame Cathedral from beneath Pont Saint-Michel, Île de la Cité Main Hall, the Musée d’Orsay Place des Vosges, Le Marais Sunset, le Jardin des Tuileries Dancing Fountains, Parc André Citroën Fontaine des Fleurs, Place de la Concorde Sunset, Arc de Triomphe View of the Champs-Élysées from the Arc de Triomphe Dome, Galeries Lafayette Reading room, Bibliothèque Nationale de France Ceiling of the Grand Foyer, the Palais Garnier Place du Tertre, Montmartre Sacré-Cœur, Montmartre Clock, Conciergerie Gallery of Evolution, National Museum of Natural History Père Lachaise Cemetery The tomb of Oscar Wilde, Père Lachaise Cemetery Interior, the Pantheon Catacombs, Montparnasse Paris, the City of Light Electric street lighting on Pont Alexandre III Streetlight illuminated at night, Place de l’Hôtel de Ville Entrance to the Metro, Montmartre The Japan Bridge, La Défense The Eiffel Tower and Pont Neuf The Champs-Elysées, from L’Arc De Triomphe Exterior, La Cité de la Mode et du Design Parc de la Villette Clock face at the Musée d’Orsay La Grande Roue, la Place de la Concorde The Moulin Rouge, Montmartre The Eiffel Tower at night Exterior, Petit Palais View of the Arc de Triomphe from the Champs-Elysées La Grande Arche de la Défense Musician at the Louvre The Montparnasse Tower Exterior, Hôtel de Ville Sacré-Cœur and the Eiffel Tower Street cafes on the Île Saint-Louis Art Nouveau Metro sign in Place Saint-Michel Cour du Commerce Saint-Andre, Odeon The Café de Paris on the Left Bank Café de Flore, Saint-Germain-des-Pres Quai de Jemmapes, on the Canal Saint-Martin Le Consulat, Montmartre Winter evening at Au Relais, Montmartre Les Pipos wine bar, Place LaRue Townhouses on the Quai des Orfèvres Notre-Dame at night, from the Pont de la Tournelle The banks of the Seine in early evening Beauty and Function: Transport in Paris Pedestrian entrance to Pont de Bir-Hakeim, rue d’Alboni View of the Île de la Cité across Pont Neuf Nymph, Pont Alexandre III Metro train crossing Pont de Bercy The Seine glows with light, Pont Notre-Dame Art Nouveau metro station canopy, Abbesses Art Nouveau panelling, Porte Dauphine Staircase and platform, Cité Metro Station Stalingrad metro station View across the Seine, from Pont Alexandre III Grand Palais, from Pont Alexandre III Passerelle Simone-de-Beauvoir Aerial view of railway system at Gare Montparnasse Main hall clock; Gare de l’Est Gare de Strasbourg, Strasbourg Gare Saint-Lazare Metro station entrance, Saint-Lazare Interior, Viroflay-Rive-Droite Station Facade, Gare du Nord Night on the Montmartre funicular railwayReviewsAuthor InformationAlastair Horne is a lecturer in Publishing Studies at the University of Stirling, in Scotland. The author of four previous books for Amber – Abandoned Scotland, Graves of the Great and Famous, Paris: City of Light, and London: Treasured Capital of the United Kingdom – he is currently completing a doctorate on how smartphones are changing storytelling, and a novel set in an unnamed Parisian cemetery in the early twentieth century. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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