Metropolis on the Styx
| Author | : David Lawrence Pike |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 404 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015077663014 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Metropolis on the Styx by : David Lawrence Pike
Download or read book Metropolis on the Styx written by David Lawrence Pike and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pike considers how underground spaces and their many myths have organized ways of seeing, thinking about, and living in the modern city. He details the emergence of the vertical city in the imagination of 19th century Paris and London, a city whose ground level was replete with passages between above and below.