” Looking Up in Edinburgh” is a photographic guide to what is usually an ignored aspect of the urban landscape: the surprising, witty & often hidden architectural features above eye-level. It is an interactive book, which combines a treasure hunt with a travel guide. The introduction gives a light-hearted potted history of Edinburgh. Following this, the book presents a host of architectural gems each covered by an original full-colour photograph, brief quirky anecdotes about its story, cryptic clues to its location, & historical information about the building in the photograph or the immediate area. All buildings are presented on easy to follow maps, making this book ideal as a walking guide or treasure hunt. This is the first book to introduce readers to a fascinating dimension of Edinburgh`s townscape that they might otherwise never have seen. It offers a compendium of stunning photographs & fascinating facts relating to one of the world`s most beautiful cities (which welcomes over 4 million visitors each year!). It combines a tour guide with a treasure hunt. It will appeal to Edinburgh`s residents & visitors alike. It follows hot on the heels of ” Looking up in London”. Praise for ” Looking up in London”: ` Full of fascinating facts & intriguing images, it`s sure to appeal to all explorers of the city, leaving the rest scurrying along the streets looking straight ahead`
- ” What`s on in London”.` Any resident or visitor to the Big Smoke could benefit from this intriguing pocket-sized book...go on, hold your head up high!`
- ”OK! Magazine”. `...a small jewel of a book that will guide you to the best high-up hotspots...`
- ” Time Out”. ` This interesting book will no doubt start a new hobby for many readers...I found the book very entertaining & can recommend it to anyone interested in architecture or the history of London`
- ” Building Design”. `A compendium of stunning photographs & fascinating facts, it will appeal to all explorers of the city who appreciate their surroundings
- visitors & residents alike`
- ” This is London”.