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008    240205t20232023nyua          000 0 eng d 
020    9781523516988|q(hardcover) 
020    1523516984|q(hardcover) 
035    (OCoLC)1419998245 
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049    WHPP 
050  4 NA2840|b.B246 2023 
082    001.94 
082    720.48 
082    720.9 
082    728.048 
100 1  Bachmann, Stefan,|d1993-|eauthor. 
245 14 The secret life of hidden places :|bconcealed rooms, 
       clandestine passageways, and the curious minds that made 
       them /|cStefan Bachmann & April Genevieve Tucholke. 
264  1 New York, NY :|bWorkman Publishing,|c[2023] 
264  4 |c©2023 
300    xi, 292 pages :|bcolor illustrations ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
336    still image|bsti|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
505 0  The sunken manor (Nottinghamshire, England) -- The book 
       thief of Mont Sainte-Odile (Barr, Alsace, France) -- A 
       room like warm honey (Tsarskoye Selo, Russia) -- A city on
       an anthill (Puebla, Mexico) -- The oddly built temple 
       (Kanazawa, Japan) -- Doll's eye view (Amsterdam, 
       Netherlands) -- Alchemy, Frankenstein, and "evil 
       scientist" laboratories (Various) -- The Winchester 
       Mystery House (San Jose, California, USA) -- The 
       initiation well, the Knights Templar, and the Freemasons 
       (Sintra, Portugal) -- The gateway to hell (Paris, France) 
       -- The weird history of labyrinths (Various) -- Marie-
       Antoinette's secret escape (Versailles, France) -- The 
       Krazy Kat Klub speakeasy (Washington, DC, USA) -- The 
       shocking things in Cupboard 55 (London, England) -- The 
       bone chamber (Leuk, Switzerland) -- Saints below (The 
       Vatican, Italy) -- The sleeping beauty apartment (Paris, 
       France) -- King Tut's Tomb, treasure hunts, and our need 
       to dig (Valley of the Kings, Egypt). 
520 0  "A spellbinding tour, filled with stories and photographs,
       of some of the world's most fascinating architectural 
       mysteries. This wondrous guide for the curious and the 
       intrepid takes readers on a lushly photographed and 
       lyrically written tour of eighteen of the world's most 
       captivating architectural mysteries. Delve into both the 
       secretive places themselves and the eccentric and 
       obsessive minds that created them. Visit a chamber of 
       skulls high in the Swiss Alps, a Japanese temple full of 
       traps, a Parisian apartment locked and untouched since 
       World War II, a Prohibition-era speakeasy in Washington, 
       DC, and a spooky "initiation" well in Portugal built by a 
       secret society. How far down can you climb before losing 
       your nerve?"--|cProvided by publisher. 
650  0 Architectural design|xHistory. 
650  0 Historic buildings|xDesign. 
650  0 Corridors|vDesigns and plans. 
650  0 Secrecy. 
650  0 Curiosities and wonders. 
650  0 Eccentrics and eccentricities. 
650  0 Hiding places|vDesigns and plans. 
650  0 Hiding places. 
650  0 Rooms. 
650  0 Corridors. 
650  7 architecture (discipline)|2aat|0(CStmoGRI)aat300054156 
650  7 corridors.|2aat|0(CStmoGRI)aat300004294 
700 1  Tucholke, April Genevieve,|eauthor. 
994    C0|bWHP 
3 holds on first copy returned of 3 copies
Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Main Library - New Materials  910.202 BACHMANN    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - NEW Adult Nonfiction  910.202 BAC    DUE 05-06-24
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Adult New Materials  910.202 BACHMANN    Check Shelf