Underground London
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The famous Chronicler London Peter Akreyd decided to descend into his underground depths. There was a whole ghost city with its streets, rivers, monasteries ... and sewage. Under the legs of residents and tourists lies an unknown story of London: from monuments of the Bronze Age, Roman sidewalks and medieval cemeteries to the stations of the world"s first metro. Unreliable soils on which the city stands, give him a halo of mysteriousness and fragility. The author considers the native city under the unusual perspective of the "bottom" and forces readers to walk in the streets and bridges with caution, because life will also be deeply at the bottom. "The city is alive, he breathes ... This is the leitmotif of the long-awaited novelty from Akreyda.
This time, in the book "Underground London. The story attached under his feet ", Peter Akreyd explores hidden from most views, a mysterious world that exists where the upper layer of the ancient city ends. Sewerage, cemeteries, monuments of gone eras
This time, in the book "Underground London. The story attached under his feet ", Peter Akreyd explores hidden from most views, a mysterious world that exists where the upper layer of the ancient city ends. Sewerage, cemeteries, monuments of gone eras
Author:
Author:Akreyd P.
Cover:
Cover:Soft
Category:
- Category:History & Geography
- Category:Science & Math
Series:
Series: City Biography
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-98695-065-5
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