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.
by Edward Hollis
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Secret Lives of Buildings: From the Parthenon to the Vegas Strip in Thirteen Stories
2010, Portobello Books
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Secret Lives of Buildings: From the Ruins of the Parthenon to the Vegas Strip in Thirteen Stories
2009, Holt & Company, Henry
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The secret lives of buildings: from the Parthenon to the Vegas Strip in thirteen stories
2009, Portobello
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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
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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.
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