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02166aam a22003017i 4500 001 556D8772F79311E8BA923B1497128E48 003 SILO 005 20181204010734 008 170712s2018 nyua 000 0 eng d 010 $a 2017948544 020 $a 0316514020 020 $a 9780316514026 (hardcover) 035 $a (OCoLC)1015820228 040 $a YDX $b eng $c YDX $e rda $d ORX $d IGA $d BDX $d IG$ $d OCLCF $d BKL $d NZGPL $d DLC $d SILO 042 $a lccopycat 050 00 $a NA2542.7 $b .F37 2018 082 04 $a 720/.473 $2 23 100 1 $a Farley, David, $e author. 245 10 $a Underground worlds : $b a guide to spectacular subterranean places / $c David Farley. 250 $a First edition. 260 $a New York, New York : $b Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, $c 2018. 300 $a 240 pages : $b color illustrations ; $c 27 cm 520 $a A visual and anecdotal exploration of the curious worlds hidden beneath our feet, including ancient cities, salt mine cathedrals, underground amusement parks, and more. From bone-filled catacombs to sculpted salt churches to hand-carved cave complexes large enough to house 20,000 people, Underground Worlds is packed with more than 50 unusual destinations that take some digging to find. Award-winning travel writer David Farley revels in the unexpected, whether it is a cave city in China which houses one of the world's largest collections of Buddhist art or an old salt mine converted into a theme park in Romania. Stunning photos help readers see places they could not even imagine, such as a three-story underground train station in Taiwan that is home to the a 4,500-panel "Dome of Light" that is the largest glasswork on Earth, as well as secret spaces, such as an ornate temple built beneath a suburban home in Italy. Throughout the fascinating text are themed entries of underground systems such as the 2,500-year-old water tunnels of Kish Qanat in Iran or engineering marvels like the New York City steam tunnels. 650 0 $a Underground architecture. 650 0 $a Underground areas. 941 $a 1 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20181204012126.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=556D8772F79311E8BA923B1497128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search