The secret life of hidden places : concealed rooms, clandestine passageways, and the curious minds that made them / Stefan Bachmann & April Genevieve Tucholke.
"A spellbinding tour, filled with stories and photographs, of some of the world<U+2019>s most fascinating architectural mysteries. This wondrous guide for the curious and the intrepid takes readers on a lushly photographed and lyrically written tour of eighteen of the world<U+2019>s most captivating architectural mysteries. Delve into both the secretive places themselves and the eccentric and obsessive minds that created them. Visit a chamber of skulls high in the Swiss Alps, a Japanese temple full of traps, a Parisian apartment locked and untouched since World War II, a Prohibition-era speakeasy in Washington, DC, and a spooky "initiation" well in Portugal built by a secret society. How far down can you climb before losing your nerve?
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- ISBN: 1523516984
- ISBN: 9781523516988
- Physical Description: xi, 292 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Workman Publishing, 2023.
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Formatted Contents Note: | The sunken manor (Nottinghamshire, England) -- The book thief of Mont Sainte-Odile (Barr, Alsace, France) -- A room like warm honey (Tsarskoye Selo, Russia) -- A city on an anthill (Puebla, Mexico) -- The oddly built temple (Kanazawa, Japan) -- Doll's eye view (Amsterdam, Netherlands) -- Alchemy, Frankenstein, and "evil scientist" laboratories (Various) -- The Winchester Mystery House (San Jose, California, USA) -- The initiation well, the Knights Templar, and the Freemasons (Sintra, Portugal) -- The gateway to hell (Paris, France) -- The weird history of labyrinths (Various) -- Marie-Antoinette's secret escape (Versailles, France) -- The Krazy Kat Klub speakeasy (Washington, DC, USA) -- The shocking things in Cupboard 55 (London, England) -- The bone chamber (Leuk, Switzerland) -- Saints below (The Vatican, Italy) -- The sleeping beauty apartment (Paris, France) -- King Tut's Tomb, treasure hutns, and our need to dig (Valley of the Kings, Egypt). |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Madison Main Library | 001.94 BAC (Text) | 30229101336989 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/06/2024 |