Covered arcade / Le Passage Couvert

In the 19th century, more than one hundred arcades (passages or galleries in french) enabled Parisians to enjoy strolls through Paris while being sheltered from bad weather and the hazardous and congested traffic on the dirty streets. They were able to admire the recent technical feats: gas lighting, the long glass ceilings and the ironwork which created a new aesthetics and represented the begining of modern trade. Today, the 17 surviving arcades, which have been miraculously preserved by time, retain a certain mystery about them.
ISBN10: 235896025X
ISBN13: 9782358960250
Number Of Pages: 390
Publication Date: 20140925
Publisher: National Book Network
Binding: Hardback
SKU: 9782358960250
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