An edition of The secret lives of buildings (2009)

The secret lives of buildings

from the ruins of the Parthenon to the Vegas Strip in thirteen stories

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An edition of The secret lives of buildings (2009)

The secret lives of buildings

from the ruins of the Parthenon to the Vegas Strip in thirteen stories

1st ed.
  • 3 Want to read

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English
Pages
338

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Cover of: Secret Lives of Buildings
Secret Lives of Buildings: From the Parthenon to the Vegas Strip in Thirteen Stories
2010, Portobello Books
in English
Cover of: Secret Lives of Buildings
Cover of: The secret lives of buildings
Cover of: The secret lives of buildings
The secret lives of buildings: from the ruins of the Parthenon to the Vegas Strip in thirteen stories
2009, Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Co., Metropolitan Books
in English - 1st ed.

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Table of Contents

Introduction: the architect's dream
The Parthenon, Athens: in which a virgin is ruined
The Basilica of San Marco, Venice: in which a prince steals four horses and an empire
Ayasofya, Istanbul: in which a sultan casts a spell and moves the center of the world
The Santa Casa of Loreto: the wondrous flitting of the Holy House
Gloucester Cathedral: in which a dead body brings a building to life
The Alhambra, Granada: in which two cousins marry one another
The Tempio Malatestiano, Rimini: in which a scholar translates a temple
Sans Souci, Potsdam : in which nothing happens at all
Notre Dame de Paris: in which the temple of reason is restored
The Hulme Crescents, Manchester: in which the prophecies of the future are fulfilled
The Berlin Wall: in which history comes to an end
The Venetian, Las Vegas: in which history is so, like, over
The Western Wall, Jerusalem: in which nothing, and everything, has changed.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

Published in
New York, N.Y
Other Titles
From the ruins of the Parthenon to the Vegas Strip in thirteen stories

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
720.9
Library of Congress
NA2543.H55 H66 2009, NA2543.H55H66 2009

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
338

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL23224076M
Internet Archive
secretlivesofbui0000holl
ISBN 13
9780805087857
LCCN
2009018715
OCLC/WorldCat
317928613
Library Thing
8893720
Goodreads
6455257

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