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100			_aBracken, Gregory
245		2	_aA Walking Tour: Ahmedabad
260			_aAhmedabad _bMapin Publishing _c2016
300			_a192 _rPaperback
504			_aProvides a balance between conventional tourist books and academic architecture books -Explores Ahmedabad from top to bottom, linking architecture, history and culture -Contains 100 hand-drawn illustrations The Walking Tour City Guide series provides an engaging bridge between conventional tourist books, which contain less information on architecture, and academic books, which are often too specialized for a leisurely audience. A Walking Tour: Ahmedabad - the first to focus on an Indian city - provides hand-drawn illustrations that escort the reader from building to building, providing information on history, architectural styles, uses and purpose, and the architects themselves. Focusing on the blend of medieval and modern architecture in Ahmedabad, the authors explore the magnificent old city and the historic 'Pol' houses. They also shed light on the buildings built by modern masters, such as Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn. From havelis and temples to mosques, markets, and buildings that were only made possible because of the work of Mahatma Gandhi, the authors provide a lively illustrated tour through this city which has seen Mughal, Maratha and British influences in its culture, food and architecture.
650			_aAhmedabad
650			_aArchitecture
650			_aBuildings
650			_aCity architecture
650			_aGujarat
650			_aIndia
650			_aPublic buildings
650			_aTravel
700			_aOostrum, Matthijs Van _eCo-author
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