Book description
Literally underneath Paris, graffiti, signage, murals and mosaics reflect 500 years of the city?s history.
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Why read it?
1 author picked Paris Underground as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Anyone who has ventured down into Paris’s many catacombs, tunnels, and quarries will quickly realise that no city has a more storied, evocative, and influential subterranean culture.
With stunning colour photography, amazing maps, and an unrivalled discussion of the remarkable histories, cultures, and physical realms beneath Paris, this book was a revelation to me.
What I found particularly fascinating is the way the book shows that, in sharp contrast to above-surface Paris, which is constantly ‘regenerated’, repaired, and cleared of the detritus of the past – beyond immaculately repaired historic buildings – the ‘stuff’ of Paris subterranean world largely just…
From Stephen's list on The best books about the subterranean of cities.
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