City Walks Architecture: New York
Published on 28. July 2009
50 pages
978-0-8118-7299-7 (ISBN)
Description
Packed with 25 walking adventures, this unique guide uncovers the Big Apple's most breathtaking buildings, parks, and monuments! Each page focuses on a specific area and features helpful background information, detailed walking instructions, a full-color map, and stunning photography. Covering both landmark structures and little-known wonders, this is the perfect gift for design-savvy travelers and adventurous locals alike.
Walks include:
Greenwich Village
Empire State Building
Central Park
World Trade Center Site
And more!
Walks include:
Greenwich Village
Empire State Building
Central Park
World Trade Center Site
And more!
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09/2009
Chronicle Books
€39.30
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Alissa Walker is a freelance writer who lives and works in Los Angeles.
Content
- Intro
- CITY WALKS ARCHITECTURE: NEW YORK
- NEW YORK ARCHITECTURE
- GETTING AROUND NEW YORK
- HOW TO USE THESE CARDS
- KEY TO WALKS
- 1 BROOKLYN BRIDGE
- 2 TEMPLES OF WALL STREET
- 3 BROADWAY'S SKYSCRAPER RACE
- 4 WORLD TRADE CENTER SITE
- 5 SOHO'S CAST-IRON BEAUTIES
- 6 THE RISING LOWER EAST SIDE
- 7 IT TAKES A VILLAGE
- 8 THE HIGH LINE
- 9 GRAMERCY, FLATIRON, AND EMPIRE STATE
- 10 ONE TRAIN STATION, TWO LIBRARIES
- 11 SUSTAINABLE SKYSCRAPERS
- 12 HIP HOTELS IN TIMES SQUARE
- 13 DIPLOMATIC DESIGN AT THE UNITED NATIONS
- 14 MIDTOWN MODERNISM
- 15 ART DECO AT ROCKEFELLER CENTER
- 16 WINDOW SHOPPING ON FIFTH AVENUE
- 17 UPPER EAST SIDE PALACES OF ART AND DESIGN
- 18 COLUMBUS CIRCLE, LINCOLN CENTER, AND CONTROVERSY
- 19 LUXURY LIVING ON THE UPPER WEST SIDE
- 20 CENTRAL PARK
- 21 HARLEM REVIVAL
- 22 ART MODERNE IN THE BRONX
- 23 A LAND OF TOMORROW IN QUEENS
- 24 BROOKLYN'S BROWNSTONES
- 25 STATEN ISLAND VICTORIAN
