Secret lives of buildings : from the Parthenon to the Vegas strip in thirteen stories / by Edward Hollis

By:

Hollis, Edward

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Portobello Books, 2009.Description: xii, 388 : illISBN:

9781846271274

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DDC classification:

721.09 HOL-S

Contents:

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 each other -- 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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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	Library, SPAB J-2	Non Fiction	721.09 HOL-S (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	008838

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 each other --
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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