BUILDING LONDON: THE MAKING OF A MODERN METROPOLIS

Book ID/图书代码： 14938107B18695

English Summary/英文概要： The City of London is still confined to a square-mile enclave, as it was when its residents crossed the river to see Shakespeare’s newest plays in Southwark. At that time, up the river there was another city - Westminster, seat of the Royal Court, the Law Courts and Parliament - but within 200 years the two settlements had fused, making London the largest city on earth, the first to reach a population of one million. In the nineteenth century, London’s population grew to six million and the building boom began.Poorer people and dirty industries congregated in the east; the better-off lived and worked in the west. The Victorians built breathtaking edifices, the crown jewel of which was the new Houses of Parliament. After the destruction of the Second World War, the post-war era saw the arrival of the modern movement and the wholesale use of poured concrete, glass and steel. Now, in the twenty-first century, London’s architecture is as vibrant as ever - the last ten years have seen the building of many of London’s greatest landmarks, including the Swiss Re headquarters and the London Eye." Building London" is a visual record of that remarkable story, detailing how the city was built and introducing the great architects and engineers. It contains rare images from the earliest days of photography, as well as evocative photographs from the last 100 years, ensuring all of London’s iconic buildings are featured.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 以前的伦敦是一个弹丸之地，如果伦敦的居民要穿过河流到上游的南瓦克看莎士比亚的新剧的话，那么他们就到了另外一个城市——威斯敏斯特，它是皇宫、法院和议会所在地——但是，在二百年内，这两个地方集中到一起，使伦敦成为地球上最大的城市，也是第一个人口超过一百万的城市。在19世纪，伦敦的人口达到了6百万，建筑狂潮也随之拉开了序幕。穷人和脏的工业聚集到东部，富人则在西部生活和居住。维多利亚时代建造了很多惊心动魄的建筑，那座有皇冠珠宝的是议会的新居。经历了二战的摧毁后，战后的伦敦掀起了一场现代建筑运动，在这场运动下诞生的建筑使用了水泥、玻璃和钢丝等等材料。二十一世纪的伦敦建筑生机勃勃，在过去的十年里，很多地标性建筑被建起，如伦敦之眼。《建筑伦敦》是伦敦建筑史的视觉记录，它讲述了伦敦是怎么被建成的，并且介绍了一些伟大的建筑师和工程师。书中还附有很多珍贵的照片，如伦敦早期照片、伦敦过去100年的照片等等。

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About the Author/作者介绍： Bruce Marshall was the founding editor of the Reader’s Digest General Books programme, whose first book, The Reader’s Digest World Atlas, sold more than 20 million copies in editions around the world. His book The Real World explored the dynamics of cities, among them New York, whose spectacular story inspired Building New York, his study of its buildings and builders.
摘要世界地图》在在全球售出2千万册。他的《真实世界》涉及了城市的活力和魅力。纽约的故事又激发他的灵感，继而创作了另一部作品《建筑纽约》。

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