Old Time Paris (Classic Reprint): A Plain Guide to Its Chief Survivals - Couverture souple

George F. Edwards

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1332288863 ISBN 13 : 9781332288861

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Step back in time with a clear path to Paris’s surviving landmarks. This guide helps you discover the real Paris by walking through its ancient streets, tracing history from Roman times to the modern city, and focusing on the sites that still endure today. The book presents a practical, route‑by‑route itinerary designed for visitors short on time but hungry for memory and meaning.

Paris unfolds as you move, with day‑by‑day routes that emphasize foot travel and sightlines over interiors. You’ll learn how the city’s old neighborhoods evolved, what remains of medieval walls, and how later centuries shaped the urban landscape. The text balances historical context with actionable directions, helping you experience living history on a compact visit.

What you’ll experience
- A guided walk through six clearly defined sections, each doable in about two and a half hours
- Insights into surviving landmarks and the stories behind them
- Practical notes on routes, viewpoints, and how to read the city’s architectural clues
- Connections between major sites and Paris’s long history, from Antiquity through the 18th century

Ideal for readers of travel histories and anyone seeking a focused, pedestrian approach to Paris’s past.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1332288863
• ISBN 13: 9781332288861
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160
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