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Metro: the Story of the Underground Railway

Categorie	Treinen, Trams, Autobussen & Openbaar Vervoer
Boeknummer	#325487-AC7
Titel	Metro: the Story of the Underground Railway
Auteur	Bennett, David
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Mitchell Beazley
Jaar van uitgave	2004
ISBN10	1840008385
ISBN13	9781840008388
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original blue boards, silver lettered spine, dust jacket, richly illustrated with colour photographs, 4to.
Samenvatting	In Metro, writer and engineer David Bennett gives a comprehensive insight into the rise of underground travel over the past 150 years. He traces the technological progress - from the risky breakthroughs in tunnelling techniques that made underground travel possible to the innovations that have made it safer and more pleasant. He also explores the architecture of the most dramatic and inspiring stations ever built. Metro also takes an in-depth look at the cultural phenomena, such as poster art and graffiti, that have flourished on underground systems around the world. Thought-provoking, informative, entertaining, and expansively illustrated with 200 photographs, Metro reveals historical facts, heroic achievements, beautiful architectural details, and the secrets of subterranean engineerin... (Lees verder)g, and will appeal to historians, designers, architects, rail enthusiasts, and world travellers alike.
Pagina's	176
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 8,00

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