Download or read book Five Hundred Buildings of Paris written by Kathy Borrus and published by Black Dog & Leventhal Pub. This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 639 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ARCHITECTURE. Five hundred glorious photographs showcase the finest, most majestic and most interesting examples of architecture in the world's most romantic city, Paris. The book represents a photographic neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood tour of the city, capturing stately and historic buildings, monuments and engineering structures. Each building is showcased on it's own page in a rich and beautiful fine resolution monochrome photograph. The accompanying text identifies location and date of completion/renovation, the building's distinctive features and historical context.