Secret New York - An unusual guide - Couverture souple

Rives, T. M.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 2361950243 ISBN 13 : 9782361950248

Editeur : Jonglez, 2015

Synopsis

Admire an amazing apocalyptic pillar in a church, relax in secret gardens, view the New York version of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia, visit a secret subway tunnel, watch the stars through a university telescope, track down a statue of Lenin, have your skirts billow up at the very same grating as Marilyn Monroe, gaze at a roomful of dirt, discover an oversized Venetian palazzo above a former stables, visit an island that was named a sovereign country by a guy in a rowboat in 2004, play scrabble on Scrabble Street signs in Queens, see a townhouse concealing a subway entrance, locate a plaque to an event that happened in another dimension, have your bicycle blessed in a church. Far from the crowds and usual clich?s, New York still reserves any number of hidden treasures for those who know how to wander off the beaten track. An indispensable guide for those who thought they knew New York well, or who would like to discover the hidden face of the city.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Discover Secret Gardens, decipher ancient riddles on tombstones, visit a disturbed Indian burial ground, observe the stars and planets through a university telescope, frown at a bronze statue of Lenin, harvest mastodon food in Central Park, enjoy the aroma of a roomful of dirt, find a Venetian palazzo above a former stable, spot the forbidden island that was once declared a sovereign nation by a guy in a rowboat, track down a townhouse concealing a subway tunnel, walk under the canopy of the primeval forest, read a memorial plaque to an event that happened in another dimension, fall into a trance before a piece of subway art that flickers and moves, have your bicycle blessed in church. New York offers endless opportunity to step off the program and peer into the city's fascinating past and present. "Secret New York - An Unusual Guide" is an indispensible resource for those who thought they already knew everything about America's metropolis, or want to begin exploring it hidden places. For more New York City discoveries, see "Secret New York: Curious Activities," also by T.M. Rives

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Jonglez
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: français
• ISBN 10: 2361950243
• ISBN 13: 9782361950248
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 432
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible