Skyline London: A Guide to the Finest Views from the Capital's Highest Points - Couverture souple

Dale, Caroline

 
9781845137625: Skyline London: A Guide to the Finest Views from the Capital's Highest Points
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1845137620 ISBN 13 : 9781845137625
Editeur : Aurum, 2012

Synopsis

Until 2012 London did not have its own Empire State Building. But the completion of the Shard – the tallest building in Europe – with its public Observation Gallery opening the following year, will give both visitors and Londoners a view of the capital as unmissable and defining as that of Paris from the Eiffel Tower.

But, as this indispensable new guide shows, London has always offered stunning views of itself from on high: you just need to know where to go. Sometimes the least-known reveal the most – a Sixties hotel bar, a multi-storey car park in Peckham. And because, unlike New York or Manhattan, the capital retains its natural topography and ancient street pattern, the views are mesmerizingly intricate, with sylvan hills and even an old slag heap offering prospects of glittering skyscrapers, ornate Victorian domes, and spaceship-like stadia.

Here, then, are the finest views from London’s high points – famous landmarks like the Monument or the London Eye, venues for an unforgettable drink, meal or party like the sushi restaurant atop the City’s Heron Tower, and even Henman Hill at Wimbledon, every bit as good for the London skyline as it is for tennis. With Skyline London, you will truly see this great city for the first time.

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À propos de l?auteur

Caroline Dale is a former Reuters and Evening Standard journalist who now works as a Blue Badge tourist guide. She lives in London.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Until 2012 London did not have its own Empire State Building. But the completion of the Shard – the tallest building in Europe – with its public Observation Gallery opening the following year, will give both visitors and Londoners a view of the capital as unmissable and defining as that of Paris from the Eiffel Tower.

But, as this indispensable new guide shows, London has always offered stunning views of itself from on high: you just need to know where to go. Sometimes the least-known reveal the most – a Sixties hotel bar, a multi-storey car park in Peckham. And because, unlike New York or Manhattan, the capital retains its natural topography and ancient street pattern, the views are mesmerizingly intricate, with sylvan hills and even an old slag heap offering prospects of glittering skyscrapers, ornate Victorian domes, and spaceship-like stadia.

Here, then, are the finest views from London’s high points – famous landmarks like the Monument or the London Eye, venues for an unforgettable drink, meal or party like the sushi restaurant atop the City’s Heron Tower, and even Henman Hill at Wimbledon, every bit as good for the London skyline as it is for tennis. With Skyline London, you will truly see this great city for the first time.

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Éditeur
Aurum
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1845137620
ISBN 13 
9781845137625
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
144
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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