| The National Trust Guide to New Orleans Contributor(s): Toledano, Roulhac (Author) |
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ISBN: 0471144045 ISBN-13: 9780471144045 Publisher: Wiley OUR PRICE: $37.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1996 Annotation: Toledano-New Orleans-144045 The Definitive Guide to the Architectural and Cultural Treasures of One of North America's Most Beloved Cities The National Trust Guide to New Orleans is an indispensable resource for tourists, armchair travelers, architects, and anyone concerned with the preservation of one of the world's most fascinating cities. From the cast iron ornamentation in the French Quarter to the stately Greek Revival residences of the Garden District, this lavishly illustrated guide takes you on a neighborhood-by-neighborhood journey through the architectural and cultural treasures of the "Big Easy." Providing a cross section of types and styles of architecture for each neighborhood covered, the guide pays special attention to architecturally important buildings once inhabited by notable persons. Photographs, drawings, engravings, etchings, maps, and other images created by earlier building watchers, show you the sites through the eyes of other generations. You'll find fascinating historical details about the buildings' architects, builders, and residents; up-to-date information on food, lodgings, and entertainment; and discussions of preservation issues that pertain to many of the sites. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | United States - South - South Atlantic (dc, De, Fl, Ga, Md, Nc, Sc, Va, Wv) |
| Dewey: 917.633 |
| LCCN: 95042538 |
| Series: Wileys Preservation Press Architectural Travel |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6.07" W x 9.06" (0.80 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Deep South - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana - Locality - New Orleans, Louisiana - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South |
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| Publisher Description: Toledano-New Orleans-144045 The Definitive Guide to the Architectural and Cultural Treasures ofOne of North America's Most Beloved Cities The National Trust Guide to New Orleans is an indispensableresource for tourists, armchair travelers, architects, and anyoneconcerned with the preservation of one of the world's mostfascinating cities. From the cast iron ornamentation in the FrenchQuarter to the stately Greek Revival residences of the GardenDistrict, this lavishly illustrated guide takes you on aneighborhood-by-neighborhood journey through the architectural andcultural treasures of the Big Easy. Providing a cross section of types and styles of architecture foreach neighborhood covered, the guide pays special attention toarchitecturally important buildings once inhabited by notablepersons. Photographs, drawings, engravings, etchings, maps, andother images created by earlier building watchers, show you thesites through the eyes of other generations. You'll findfascinating historical details about the buildings' architects, builders, and residents; up-to-date information on food, lodgings, and entertainment; and discussions of preservation issues thatpertain to many of the sites. |