TheCityofLondon:ACompanionGuide
- 作者
- 出版社 Thames&Hudson
- 出版时间 2012年5月
- ISBN 9780500342794
- 定价 221.60
内容简介
ThisneweditionofTheCityofLondonisahandy-sizedcompanionguidewhichinvitesyoutoexplorethefamousSquareMileoftheCityofLondonandtodiscoveritsincomparablearchitecturalheritage,fromtheremainsoftheRomanwalltothe21st-centuryOneNewChangebyJeanNouvel.Eachchapterfeaturesaspeciallycommissionedmapofthedistrictfollowedbyapproximately22entriesonindividualbuildingsandurbanspacesorderedinthesequencethatyouwouldencounterthemonawalkthroughthearea.The175illustratedentriescovermajorlandmarkssuchasStPaul’sCathedral,theBankofEnglandandGuildhall,aswellasiconicmodernbuildingssuchasRogers’sLloyd’sofLondonandFoster’s‘Gherkin’.Afinalfeatureineachchapterpresentsaround8extrapointsofinterest,suchasunusualpiecesofsculptureandhiddengardens.BoxedfeaturescoverspecialtopicssuchasRomanLondon,theInnsofCourt,theGreatFireofLondon,theriverThamesandthenewspaperindustry.
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