A spellbinding tour, filled with stories of some of the world’s most fascinating architectural mysteries.
This wondrous guide for the curious and the intrepid takes readers on a lyrically written tour of eighteen of the world’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?
| ISBN: | 9781668643310 |
| Publication date: | 13th February 2024 |
| Author: | April Genevieve Tucholke, Stefan Bachmann |
| Publisher: | Workman Publishing Company, Hachette Audio |
| Format: | Audiobook |
| Primary Genre | Travel |
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A spellbinding tour, filled with stories of some of the world’s most fascinating architectural mysteries.
This wondrous guide for the curious and the intrepid takes readers on a lyrically written tour of eighteen of the world’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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The Secret Life of Hidden Places is available in Hardback, Audiobook
The Secret Life of Hidden Places was written by April Genevieve Tucholke, Stefan Bachmann and published by Workman Publishing Company, Hachette Audio