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The guide that shows you what other travel books only tell you! The Royals, the theatre, the sightseeing, and the shopping are just a few of the highlights in DK's Eyewitness Travel Guide: London. Featuring more than 1200 color photographs and sixteen district chapters, the city is made easily accessible with street-by-street maps and striking 3-D aerial overviews. Along the way, explore such sights as Westminster Abbey, covered in a four-page feature with a structural cutaway, historical timeline, floor plans, photos of its architectural highpoints and artifacts, and a guided tour. For art devotees, visit the Tate Gallery, shown here in floor plans, photos of major works, and summaries of the many remarkable collections. Buckingham Palace is vividly depicted in an illustrated aerial view surrounded by photos its key rooms, daily rituals and its royal inhabitants. The magnificent St. Paul's Cathedral is thrillingly captured in a four-page feature with cutaways of the church and another of its splendid dome, photos of its architectural points, and a guided tour throughout the cathedral. Other overviews spotlight the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Museum, and the Tower of London. This exceptional travel reference includes five guided walks, including one that takes you through Mayfair and Knightsbridge, showcasing the area's elegant Georgian residences. From early Roman occupation through the Restoration, from Victorian rule to two World Wars and contemporary trends, an enthralling chapter offers an enlightening overview of the history of this monumental city, complete with historical timelines of the periods and monarchs. The city's shopping, nightlife, performing arts, British cookery, pubs, and their spirited beverages are spotlighted in various articles and features. With so much to see and do in London, there's not fathoming it all without the help of this knowledgeable and entertaining handbook. Truly the guides that show you what others only tell you, this book features stunning 3D and cutaway views of museums, cathedrals, and other must-see sights; detailed street maps; a handy phrase section; advice on the best places to eat, drink, shop, sleep, and be entertained; and a Survival Guide to help the traveler sort out essential information such as currency, transportation, and communications. As world traveler and TV personality Michael Palin says, "the Eyewitness Travel Guides are irresistibly seductive.... They also deliver where it matters most -- uncluttered and accurate information."
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Encyclopedic in scope, it's meant to be used before, during, and after your stay. (Travel & Leisure)
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Both novice and experienced travelers will be captivated. (U.S. News & World Report)
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Each book is a visual as well as informational feast about a particular place. (The New York Times)
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The best travel guides ever. (Sky Magazine)
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For comprehensive advice that is attractively presented, publisher Dorling Kindersley's guides for serious travelers are tough to beat. (US News & World Report)
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Hats off to DK for the Eyewitness Travel Guides...[they] raise the bar for all others. (Dallas Morning News)
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The most graphically exciting and visually pleasing series on the market. (Chicago Tribune)
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Easily the best city guides available today. (Playboy)
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Eyewitness Travel Guides are marvels of writing, color photography and illustration. What makes these so special is their thoroughness. (New York Times Syndicate)
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This is a guidebook series that always seems to inspire smilesÖYou feel, looking at them, as if you could close the book and step into the street. (Contra Costa Times )
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Want to know where to get a great espresso on your way to the Uffizi? Or how much to tip a hotel maid in New York City? Try these travel guides, each an intricate trove of 3-D aerial views, landmark floor plans, color photos and essential eating, shopping and entertainment info. With titles covering Paris, Prague, and London, these pocket-sized guides are like a Michelangelo fresco: deliriously rich in detail. (People Magazine)
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Eyewitness Travel Guides, considered to be the worldís best travel resource to over 30 destinations around the world, make it easier to plan a splendid vacation. (North American Press Syndication)
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Each new Eyewitness Guide adds more of the world to this wonderfully visual seriesÖ. What sets these guides apart from others is their striking, three-dimensional cutaways of key sites. (New York Daily News)