1,780円 Beginning with their introduction in the eleventh century, and ending with their widespread abandonment in the seventeenth, Marc Morris explores many of the country’s most famous castles, as well as some spectacular lesser-known examples. At times this is an epic tale, driven by characters like W...

19,235円 This book examines the industrial monuments of twentieth- century Britain. Each chapter takes a specific theme and examines it in the context of the buildings and structure of the twentieth century. The authors are both leading experts in the field, having written widely on various aspects of the...

663円 Walking Long Street is an easy-reading layman's guide to the 'olde-worlde' buildings of Cape Town's famous Long Street. The author and illustrator, Dr. Desmond Martin, having lived at the YMCA, No. 44 Long Street, in his student days, returns with his pen and paintbrush to pay tribute to the char...

2,123円 A unique look ‘inside’ 30 of Cape Town’s most notable buildings. If you have ever wondered what lies behind an interesting façade, or wished you could peek behind a closed door, Hidden Cape Town is the book for you. The author and photographer have collaborated to reveal the architectural secrets...

1,500円 Today, the Caldecott Tunnel connects Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, located in the San Francisco Bay Area. The original two bores of this tunnel opened in 1937, the same year as the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, and changed Contra Costa County from an area of small rural communities into ...

602円 Reka Loira s delkou vice než 1000 kilometru je nejdelsi francouzskou rekou. Strední cast v delce 280 kilometru a o rozloze 800 km2, tzv. udoií Loiry, patri od roku 2000 mezi pamatky svetoveho dedictvi UNESCO. Neni divu, protoze brehy v teto casti toku Loiry jsou plne zamku a vinic. Je to raj na z...

2,156円 The Sevenoaks War Memorial on The Vine lists the 226 men who gave their lives for their King and country from 1914 to 1918. Local historian and genealogist, Matthew Ball, has researched the lives of each individual, bringing their stories to life to mark the anniversary of the start of war. Using...

2,200円 In ihrem jährlichen Städteranking hat die New York Times in die Liste "Places to go 2014" von 52 Städten weitweit Frankfurt am Main als einzige deutsche Stadt aufgenommen. Sie landete auf Platz 12. Die offizielle Facebookseite verzeichnet über 190.000 Fans, die Fotos hochladen oder ihre Meinung z...

5,300円 Architects of Little Rock provides biographical and historical sketches of the architects working in Little Rock from 1830 to 1950. Thirty-five architects are profiled, including George R. Mann, Thomas Harding, Charles L. Thompson, Max. F. Mayer, Edwin B. Cromwell, George H. Wittenberg, Lawson L....

1,500円 Avec cette édition du guide d’Ixelles – une commune considérée par beaucoup comme un village au cœur de Bruxelles – CFC-Éditions inaugure sa nouvelle collection des « e-guides de la Région bruxelloise ». Faisant suite à une édition papier parue en 2000 et aujourd’hui épuisée, la version numérique...

2,156円 Wales, a small country, is littered with the relics of war – Iron Age forts, Roman ruins, medieval castles and the coastal forts of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The biggest construction of fortifications in Wales took place during the reign of Edward I. They were not only built to det...

2,519円 To many, medieval castles are the essence of Britain and Ireland's fascinating past. Immersed in history and centuries old, each one tells a story of Kings, Queens and feuding lords; war and bloody conflict; treason, revenge and murder. In Castles of Britain and Ireland, Rodney Castleden weaves a...