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Item Number: 58829
Title: The Architects Who Made London
Author: Palin, Will ; Maxwell Hutchinson
Price: Not Available
ISBN: 9781905711451
Description: London: Royal Academy of Arts, 2015. 26cm., pbk., 160pp., 150 illus., most in color. They shape the skyline, line the streets, and give one of the world's greatest cities its timeless, distinctive character. In this essential, easy-to-use guidebook, London's magnificent architectural jewels are revealed as spectacular innovations, achievements in both engineering and inspiration. Author Will Palin explores the most notable buildings in London and examines the work of key architects such as Inigo Jones, Christopher Wren, Robert Adam, John Nash, Charles Barry, and George Gilbert Scott. Detailed photographs and architect's drawings illuminate each building's grandest features, and also draw attention to lesser-known aspects of these architectural wonders. With a small, handy format, and 30 clear maps, plus directions to each building, The Architects Who Made London is the ideal companion for exploring the city firsthand or from afar. ^Available April 2009^. (^Reannouncement, Available June 2015^)
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