Metro: The Story of the Underground Railway (Mitchell Beazley Art & Design) - Hardcover

Bennett, D.F.H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1840008385 ISBN 13: 9781840008388

Verlag: Mitchell Beazley, 2004

Inhaltsangabe

Beazley, London, 2004. 176 S. mit zahlreichen Abb., Pappband mit Schutzumschlag, quart - sehr gutes Exemplar / Text englisch -

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Reseña del editor:

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 engineering, and will appeal to historians, designers, architects, rail enthusiasts, and world travellers alike.

Biografía del autor:

David Bennett is a chartered civil engineer who has written a number of publications on building and construction engineering, including the highly successful books Skyscraper, The Architecture of Bridge Design, Rollercoaster, and The Creation of Bridges. He is a construction marketing consultant and writes regularly for professional journals on civil engineering, building, and architecture.

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• Verlag: Mitchell Beazley
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1840008385
• ISBN 13: 9781840008388
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 176