Paris: Buildings and Monuments : an Illustrated Guide with Over 850 Drawings and Neighborhood Maps - Hardcover

Poisson, Michel

 
9780810943551: Paris: Buildings and Monuments : an Illustrated Guide with Over 850 Drawings and Neighborhood Maps
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0810943557 ISBN 13: 9780810943551
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1999

Synopsis

Paris - Buildings and Monuments an Illustrated Guide with Over 850 Drawings and Neighborhood Maps by Michel Poisson Join architect Michel Poisson on a personal tour of 535 significant buildings and monuments in the city of Paris. This unique guidebook to the architecture of the City of Light is illustrated with more than 200 maps and 650 drawings by the author, who has searched out even the most remote or difficult-to-find sites where small masterpiece can be seen. Organized by arrondissement (neighborhood), the book offers handy building-by-building listings, with a line drawing and an accompanying text for each notable structure. Easy-to-follow maps suggest routes for walking tours. Useful indexes of both monuments and architects are also included. Paris: Buildings and Monuments is an exceptional tribute to the splendid architectural richness of Paris and an indispensable companion for visitors to the city.

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Publisher
Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Publication date
1999
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0810943557
ISBN 13 
9780810943551
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
464