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Only in Prague
A Guide to Hidden Corners, Little-Know Places and Unusual Objects, Only in .. 4
ISBN/EAN: 9783850331555
Umbreit-Nr.: 943109
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 232 S., 200 farbige Illustr.
Format in cm: 1.5 x 21 x 14
Einband:
kartoniertes Buch
Erschienen am 03.04.2008
- Zusatztext
- <p> 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. </p> <p> A comprehensive illustrated guide to more than 80 fascinating and unusual historical sights in one of Europe's most beautiful capital cities Hidden cellars, secret gardens, wild valleys, and forgotten cemeteries From prehistoric man and the P?emyslids to the Communist era and the Velvet Revolution The Faust House, the Hunger Wall, the British sewers, and the Alchemists' tower The Prague Bambino, a one-armed photographer, the headless knight, and John Lennon's Wall </p>
- Autorenportrait
- Duncan J. D. Smith was born in Sheffield, England in 1960. He is a self-styled 'Urban Explorer', photohistorian, and travel writer, and has written several books with his father, Trevor, about their home county of Yorkshire. Since 2003 Duncan has been exploring the hidden corners of Europe for his ground breaking "Only in..." series of guidebooks, published by Christian Brandstätter Verlag. Duncan is also a keen gardener, natural historian, collector, and cook.