London Uncovered (eBook)

Sixty Unusual Places to Explore

Mark Daly (Autor)

Peter Dazeley (Fotograf)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
304 Seiten
Frances Lincoln (Verlag)
978-1-78101-216-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Filled with stunning color photos, a unique guidebook that opens the doors to sixty of London's most intriguing lesser-known places: "e;A joy."e; -Evening StandardFrom museums and places of worship to some of the most historic and ornate shops, houses, and hostelries, take a trip through the city's hidden treasures and discover landmarks strange, gaudy, grand, and inventive. Describing the history and character of each place, this book uncovers a wealth of stories about an endlessly fascinating world capital. Discover:Historical Homes like the Charles Dickens Museum, Strawberry Hill House, and Kew Palace and the Royal Botanical GardensFood and Drink Spots like Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, Smithfield Meat Market, and The Black FriarPalaces of Entertainment such as The Rivoli Ballroom, The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, and Gala Bingo Hall TootingPlaces of Worship including Westminster Cathedral, Welsh Baptist Chapel, Bevis Marks Synagogue, and Peace Pagoda Battersea ParkRemarkable Shops like LassCo Salvage, Truefitt and Hill, Steinway & Sons, and The Roof Gardens in KensingtonScience and Education Attractions like Kempton Steam Museum, Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum, Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret, and Royal Institution of Great BritainInns of Court from The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn to the Temple ChurchUnusual Museums including The Royal Airforce Museum, Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms, Geffrye Museum of the Home, Musical Museum, and Wimbledon WindmillPraise for Peter Dazeley and Mark Daly's Unseen London"e;A thrilling tour behind the closed doors of the capital city's buildings."e; Daily Telegraph"e;Dazeley captures the atmosphere of each building to perfection."e; Daily Express"e;Fascinating."e; Fabric magazine

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.12.2022
• Reihe/Serie: Unseen London
• Reihe/Serie: Unseen London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Sammeln / Sammlerkataloge
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Bildbände
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Hotel- / Restaurantführer
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseführer
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Architektur
• Schlagworte: Alternative • Architecture • Architecture of the City • Backstage • Ballroom • behind closed doors • behind closed doors book • Behind the Scenes • books about London • British • buildings • buildings of London • Cathedrals • Charles Dickens Museum • Churches • Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms • City • city architecture London • Cleopatra's Needle • coffee table • discovering • Easter • England • English • Explore • Exploring • famous buildings • famous London sites • Gardens • geffrye museum • gift idea • Gray's Inn • Guidebook • guide to • guide to London • Hidden • hidden cities • hidden interiors • hidden london • hidden London an unusual guide • hidden secrets of London • Historical • Holiday • Horniman Museum • how to • iconic • Iconic buildings • iconic London • iconic London landmarks • Illustrated • Inner Temple • inside buildings • inside London's buildings • Interiors • Kensington Roof Gardens • Kew Palace • landmarks • Lincoln's Inn • little-known • Local • London • London architecture • London guidebook • London hidden interiors • London hidden secrets • London landmarks • london photography • London photography book • London's buildings • lt;/div> • <DIV>Photography • Masonic Temple • mothers day • Museums • Open house • photographs of London • photography • Pickering Place • present • Royal Airforce Museum • Secret • secret life of building • secret lives of buildings • secret london • secret places in London • see inside famous buildings • sites • Smithfield meat market • St Pancras Renaissance Hotel • The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club • The Ivy • The National Theatre • The Royal Botanical Gardens • things to do • Travel • Traveling • Traveller • UK tourism • Uncovering • Unique • United Kingdom • Unseen London • unusual • vacation • venues • visiting • walking tour • Westminster Cathedral • what to visit • wilton's music hall • Worship
• ISBN-10: 1-78101-216-4 / 1781012164
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78101-216-1 / 9781781012161