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內容簡介 搭乘時光機回到過去 看看當時的城市風貌吧 你知道第一個抵達澳洲東岸的英國船長叫什麼名字嗎？在君士坦丁堡，當時拜占庭生活重心是哪裡呢？17世紀的倫敦建築不若現代所見堅固，是什麼契因讓倫敦徹底改造呢？美國發展最快速的城市是哪裡？編輯團隊採手繪精緻風格，還原照片無法表達的如熾熱紅火盤據倫敦的樣子，帶讀者探訪城市從遠古的埃及、羅馬、巴比倫，到近代的君士坦丁、倫敦、里約熱內盧、雪梨、上海。簡要介紹代表性的故事、地標或人物，如在丹麥，有著透明迴廊觀景台的奧胡斯美術館，因為賭城的建立，使得拉斯維加斯成為美國發展最快速的州，在沙漠中開的火鶴飯店，是當時最具影響力的度假飯店；還有維蘇威火山爆發時，派船隻前往救援的老普林尼卻不幸被火山灰毒死等…值得回味的城市故事。 This fun and colourful lift-the-flap book gives a unique insight into how cities looked in the past, compared to how they look now. With ancient cities and ruins including Pompeii, Great Zimbabwe and Babylon, discover how history has shaped our planet's urban areas and changed them over time. Featured cities include: -Thebes in Egypt (c. 900 BCE) - Shows the ancient Egyptian capital of Thebes compared to the modern city of Luxor. Featured elements include the Temple of Karnak, the Temple of Luxor and King Tutankahmun's Tomb in the Valley of the Kings -Constantinople, Turkey (c. 550) - Highlights the capital of the Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire as it looked at its peak in the 6th century, with its giant hippodrome compared with the modern city of Istanbul -Aarhus, Denmark (c. 950) - Showcases the Viking city of Aarhus as it was in the 10th century, compared to the port city that has grown up in its place -Tenochtitlan, Mexico (c. 1521) - Exhibits the vast capital of the Aztecs as it was at the moment of the Spanish invasion compared to the cosmopolitan Mexico City which was built on top of it -Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (c. 1565) - Explores the Brazilian city as it looked at the moment of its foundation, still largely covered in tropical jungle, to how it looks now -London, United Kingdom (c. 1666) - Delves into how London has changed since the time of the Great Fire of London to the present day And much, much more!
