Dublin Strolls: Exploring Dublin's Architectural Treasures, Illustrated City Trails - Couverture souple

Bracken, Gregory; Bracken, Audrey

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1848892713 ISBN 13 : 9781848892712

Editeur : The Collins Press, 2016

Synopsis

This handy guide to Dublin's architecture is filled with easy-to-follow walks through the city, with clear maps, expert architectural insights and fascinating historical detail. Dublin's long history has had a visible impact on its architecture: waves of invaders and the attempts by Dubliners to shake them off have left their mark, with the 1916 Easter Rising, for example, having left whole parts of the city in ruins. It was not all strife, however: the Georgian era saw gracious streets and squares being laid out. This book invites you to emulate Leopold Bloom in strolling through the city. Each walk follows on from the one before and gives clear architectural descriptions, accompanied by beautiful hand-drawn illustrations. Discover: Hidden Dublin (including Isolde's Tower, the remains of a 13th-century defence tower discovered in the 1990s along with the skulls of a number of young men whose heads had been displayed on spikes). Religious buildings (from Christ Church to the burial place of St Valentine). The buildings involved in the 1916 Rising (including the Royal College of Surgeons, City Hall, Liberty Hall, Kilmainham Gaol and, of course, the GPO).

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Gregory and Audrey Bracken, from Co. Kildare, are a brother and sister with a love of travel. Between them they have published guides to London, New York, Paris, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai, Singapore and others. Gregory has a Ph.D. in Architecture and is Assistant Professor at the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands. Audrey has a BA in English Literature and Classics from NUI Galway and, after a career in publishing and marketing in London and New York, recently returned to live in Dublin with her two children.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The Collins Press
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1848892713
• ISBN 13: 9781848892712
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 251
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Simone Casetta; casetta@mondadori.it; ; Via Mondadori 1,; Segrate Milano; 20090; Italie