Hollis, Edward.

The secret lives of buildings : from the Parthenon to the Vegas strip in thirteen stories / Edward Hollis - London, United Kingdom : Portobello Books, Ltd., c2009 - xii, 387 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- The Parthenon, Athens -- The Basilica of San Marco, Venice -- Ayasofya, Istanbul -- The Santa Casa of Loreto -- Gloucester Cathedral -- The Alhambra, Granada -- The tempio Malatestiano, Rimini -- Sans Souci, Potsdam -- Notre Dame de Paris -- The Hulme Crescents, Manchester -- The Berlin Wall -- The Venetian, Las Vegas -- The western wall, Jerusalem.

9781846271281

NA 2343 .H65 2009