
Only in Cologne
A guide to Hidden Corners, Little-Known Places and Unusual Objects
Duncan J. D. Smith(Author)
Brandstätter Verlag
Published on 1. April 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
232 pages
978-3-85033-455-6 (ISBN)
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Description
Discover Europe with the 'Only In' Guides - only the most beautiful cities and their unusual sights! The ideal city guides for travellers who want to escape the crowds and go beyond the well-known paths, as well as for those inhabitants who perhaps thought they already knew their city.
- A comprehensive illustrated guide to more than 80 fascinating and unusual historical sights in Germany's most historic city
- Religious relics, forgotten fortresses, unexpected sanctuaries, abandoned
cemeteries, and little-known museums
- From Colonia Agrippinensis and the French occupation to the Kingdom of Prussia and the Third Reich
- Napoleon's cemetery, a road beneath the Rhine, the city lighthouse, and where the Red Baron learned to fly
- The bones of Saint Ursula, the inventor Konrad Adenauer, bad boy Martin Kippenberger, and the legend of Bishop Maternus
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Language
English
Place of publication
Wien
Austria
Illustrations
200
200 farbige Abbildungen
Dimensions
Height: 21 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
ISBN-13
978-3-85033-455-6 (9783850334556)
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04/2014
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The Urban Explorer
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Person
The 'Urban Explorer' Duncan J. D. Smith is a travel writer and photographer. In his groundbreaking 'Only In' Guides he reveals European cities from unique and hidden perspectives. He has travelled across several continents and described his experiences in books, magazines, and online. Born in Sheffield, England in 1960, he studied history and archaeology at university. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.