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Bezig met laden... Underground Worlds: A Guide to Spectacular Subterranean Places (editie 2018)door David Farley (Auteur)
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A visual and anecdotal exploration of the curious worlds hidden beneath our feet, including ancient cities, salt mine cathedrals, underground amusement parks, and more. From bone-filled catacombs to sculpted salt churches to hand-carved cave complexes large enough to house 20,000 people, Underground Worlds is packed with more than 50 unusual destinations that take some digging to find. Award-winning travel writer David Farley revels in the unexpected, whether it is a cave city in China which houses one of the world's largest collections of Buddhist art or an old salt mine converted into a theme park in Romania. Stunning photos help readers see places they could not even imagine, such as a three-story underground train station in Taiwan that is home to the a 4,500-panel "Dome of Light" that is the largest glasswork on Earth, as well as secret spaces, such as an ornate temple built beneath a suburban home in Italy. Throughout the fascinating text are themed entries of underground systems such as the 2,500-year-old water tunnels of Kish Qanat in Iran or engineering marvels like the New York City steam tunnels. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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There are a wealth of underground locations so this only covers a few highlights, mostly with the feeling the author has personally visited them, there are a few notes for visitors. However it also means there are a few notable absences, when you know the areas involved. For instance the london underground is featured, but there is no mention of the abandoned stations which are visitable and would be of greater interest to tourists specialising in underground locales.
It's well illustrated with photos on every double page the highlights of the attractions. There were two prinigning blemishes in this copy, but oteherwise it's of high quality with heavy paper reproducing the images crisply and brightly. Within each area there are several key attractions and then shorter summaries of a few similar locations that might also be interesting. Most of the locations are man-made either completely excavated or substantially adapted in the nature of temples and the like. There are a lot of religious/church based cellars and shrines. Very few fully natural features get a look in, even when they are adapted for tourist access without requiring any specialist equipment or training. None of the world's showcaves feature, and some of these are among the great natural wonders oft he world. For a book specialising in subterranean features this seems a curious omission. Hence none of the locations are also particularly deep, frequently less than 100 ft. It is an American curiosity that all the units are imperial without metric equivalents being offered at all. ( )