The Atlas of Abandoned Places: A Journey Through The World's Forgotten Wonders
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781784726928
- Book Title
- Atlas of Abandoned Places : a Journey Through the World's Forgotten Wonders
- Publisher
- Octopus
- Item Length
- 9.4 in
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- Travel, Technology & Engineering, Photography
- Topic
- Cartography, Maps & Road Atlases (See Also Référence / Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps), General
- Item Weight
- 29.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 7.7 in
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Octopus
ISBN-10
1784726923
ISBN-13
9781784726928
eBay Product ID (ePID)
20057284610
Product Key Features
Book Title
Atlas of Abandoned Places : a Journey Through the World's Forgotten Wonders
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2022
Topic
Cartography, Maps & Road Atlases (See Also Référence / Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps), General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, Technology & Engineering, Photography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
29.3 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
7.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
TitleLeading
The
Synopsis
Explore the wonders that the world forgot with award-winning travel writer Oliver Smith - from breathtaking buildings with a dark past to decaying reminders of more troubled times The globe is littered with forgotten monuments, their beauty matched only by the secrets of their past. A glorious palace lies abandoned by a fallen dictator. A grand monument to communism sits forgotten atop a mountain. Two never-launched space shuttles slowly crumble, left to rot in the middle of the desert. Explore these and many more of the world's lost wonders in this atlas like no other. With remarkable stories, bespoke maps and stunning photography of fifty forsaken sites, The Atlas of Abandoned Places travels the world beneath the surface; the sites with stories to tell, the ones you won't find in any guidebook. Award-winning travel writer Oliver Smith is your guide on a long-lost path, shining a light on the places that the world forgot., The globe is littered with forgotten monuments, their beauty matched only by the secrets of their past.A glorious palace lies abandoned by a fallen dictator. A grand monument to communism sits forgotten atop a mountain. Two never-launched space shuttles slowly crumble, left to rot in the middle of the desert. Explore these and many more of the world's lost wonders in this atlas like no other.With remarkable stories, bespoke maps and stunning photography of fifty forsaken sites, The Atlas of Abandoned Places travels the world beneath the surface; the sites with stories to tell, the ones you won't find in any guidebook.Award-winning travel writer Oliver Smith is your guide on a long-lost path, shining a light on the places that the world forgot.Locations featured in the book include:Europe: Maunsell Forts, Aldwych Station, Paris Catacombs, La Petite Ceinture, Craco, Teufelsberg, Beelitz-Heilstatten, Red Star Train Graveyard, Pyramiden, Salpa Line, Buzludzha Monument, Pripyat, Wolf's Lair, Project Riese, Sarajevo Bobsleigh Track, Albanian Bunkers, Rummu QuarryThe Americas & the Carribean: New Bedford Orpheum Theatre, City Hall Station, Bodie, The Boneyards of Western USA, Bannerman Castle, Palace of Sans Souci, Montserrat Exclusion Zone, Ciudad Perdida, Humberstone and Santa Laura, Uyuni Train Cemetery, FordlandiaThe Middle East & the Caucasus: Kayakoy, Burj Al Babas, Varosha, Tskaltubo, Palaces of SaddamAsia: Ryugyong Hotel, Buran at Baikonur, Mo'ynoq Ship Graveyard, Aniva Lighthouse, Ho' Thuy Tien Waterpark, Fukushima Red Zone, HashimaOceania: Wittenoom, Wrecks of Homebush Bay, Port Arthur, MS World Discoverer, Second World Remains of Papua New GuineaAfrica: Shipwrecks of the Skeleton Coast, Kolmanskop, Mobutu's Gbadolite, Mos Espa, Sao Martinho dos Tigres, 'A remarkable collection of wonders...Lavishly produced, cleverly curated and elegantly scripted, it takes us to some of the strangest places on Earth, and offers us a peep through the keyhole.' The Spectator The globe is littered with forgotten monuments, their beauty matched only by the secrets of their past. A glorious palace lies abandoned by a fallen dictator. A grand monument to communism sits forgotten atop a mountain. Two never-launched space shuttles slowly crumble, left to rot in the middle of the desert. Explore these and many more of the world's lost wonders in this atlas like no other. With remarkable stories, bespoke maps and stunning photography of fifty forsaken sites, The Atlas of Abandoned Places travels the world beneath the surface; the sites with stories to tell, the ones you won't find in any guidebook. Award-winning travel writer Oliver Smith is your guide on a long-lost path, shining a light on the places that the world forgot. Locations featured in the book include: Europe: Maunsell Forts, Aldwych Station, Paris Catacombs, La Petite Ceinture, Craco, Teufelsberg, Beelitz-Heilstätten, Red Star Train Graveyard, Pyramiden, Salpa Line, Buzludzha Monument, Pripyat, Wolf's Lair, Project Riese, Sarajevo Bobsleigh Track, Albanian Bunkers, Rummu Quarry The Americas & the Carribean: New Bedford Orpheum Theatre, City Hall Station, Bodie, The Boneyards of Western USA, Bannerman Castle, Palace of Sans Souci, Montserrat Exclusion Zone, Ciudad Perdida, Humberstone and Santa Laura, Uyuni Train Cemetery, Fordl'ndia The Middle East & the Caucasus: Kayaköy, Burj Al Babas, Varosha, Tskaltubo, Palaces of Saddam Asia: Ryugyong Hotel, Buran at Baikonur, Mo'ynoq Ship Graveyard, Aniva Lighthouse, Hô' Thuy Tiên Waterpark, Fukushima Red Zone, Hashima Oceania: Wittenoom, Wrecks of Homebush Bay, Port Arthur, MS World Discoverer, Second World Remains of Papua New Guinea Africa: Shipwrecks of the Skeleton Coast, Kolmanskop, Mobutu's Gbadolite, Mos Espa, São Martinho dos Tigres
LC Classification Number
TR647
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