Athens: A Cultural and Literary HistoryMichael Llewellyn Smith describes the history and culture of Athens, site of the 2004 Olympic Games and city of monuments enduring, purged and restored. Exploring its streets and squares, he reveals layers of Ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine history, elegant Bavarian neoclassical buildings, and a modern city of concrete and glass, metro and tram. |
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Athens: A Cultural and Literary History (Cities of the Imagination)
Nutzerbericht - Not Available - Book VerdictPublished just in time for the 2004 Olympic Games, these two books offer travelers an alternative to Fodor's or Frommer's . Smith (Britain's ambassador to Greece in the 1990s) and Speller (a visiting ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Inhalt
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
CHAPTER | 7 |
CHAPTER | 31 |
CHAPTER THREE | 48 |
LANDSCAPING THE ACROPOLIS | 58 |
CHAPTER FIVE | 75 |
CHAPTER | 87 |
CHAPTER SEVEN | 101 |
CHAPTER NINE | 127 |
CHAPTER | 146 |
OLYMPIC ATHENS | 163 |
CHAPTER TWELVE | 177 |
CHAPTER THIRTEEN | 194 |
CHAPTER FOURTEEN | 208 |
APPENDIX | 221 |
APPENDIX | 238 |
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Bibliografische Informationen
| Titel | Athens: A Cultural and Literary History Cities of the imagination |
| Autor/in | Michael Llewellyn Smith |
| Ausgabe | illustriert |
| Verlag | Signal Books, 2004 |
| ISBN | 1902669819, 9781902669816 |
| Länge | 257 Seiten |
| Zitat exportieren | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |