Underground Worlds, 9780316514026
Hardcover
A visual and anecdotal exploration of the curious worlds hidden beneath our feet, including ancient cities, salt mine cathedrals, underground amusement parks, and more.

Underground Worlds

a guide to spectacular subterranean places

$92.36

  • Hardcover

    240 pages

  • Release Date

    25 June 2018

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Summary

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…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780316514026
ISBN-10:0316514020
Author:David Farley
Publisher:Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
Imprint:Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:240
Release Date:25 June 2018
Weight:992g
Dimensions:270mm x 195mm x 22mm
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Critics Review

“Award-winning travel writer David Farley gives a grand tour of the world’s most spectacular subterranean places.” –Architectural Digest“There are more than 50 places featured here… Each is accompanied by a short essay and full-color photography and is interesting in its own right. Together, they are an invitation to revel in feats of modern and ancient engineering and architecture. Underground Worlds is a reminder to consider what lives beneath the ground as we travel the earth–be it in person or in books.”–Shelf Awareness

About The Author

David Farley

David Farley, the author of An Irreverent Curiosity: In Search of the Church’s Strangest Relic in Italy’s Oddest Town, has written travel articles for The New York Times, The Washington Post, AFAR magazine, Conde Nast Traveler, National Geographic Traveler, and Slate.com, among other publications. He has taught writing at Columbia and New York University.

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