Product Description

Spectacular Paris captures the most magnificent aspects of this city and its people; from the Louvre to the Eiffel Tower, luxurious parks to intimate cafés and markets, residences of Parisian royalty to residences of the royalty of haute couture. An insightful and informative text by William G. Scheller illuminates the more than 200 incomparable photographs of this unparalleled city. With thirty-six pages of panoramic foldouts, this volume amazes even the most native Parisian with fantastic views of all the city’s most idyllic sites.The pages of Spectacular Paris are a stunning visual record of a city that is as fascinating and captivating whether viewed from the heights of the Eiffel Tower or over the shoulder of an artist at work along the Left Bank.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16272 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-30
• Released on: 2008-09-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 132 pages

Review
"Breathtaking shots of the city's most photogenic attractions, from the Eiffel Tower to an illuminated street corner in Montmartre." ~USA Today Critic's Pick

"...a visual feast of the City of Light....Scheller engagingly traces the city's political, artistic and architectural history." ~France Magazine

"If you live in Paris, this is a book to dive into after too many grey skies have caused you to overlook centuries-old buildings as you drag yourself out of the metro. It's the book to buy your parents before they come to visit..." ~The Paris Blog

“If ever more evidence were needed that Paris is the most beautiful city in the world, Spectacular Paris is it. The elegant coffee-table book, published this month, captures the city’s streets, squares, gardens, fountains, monuments–and its famous lights at night–in scores of superb photographs, many of them panoramas, some on fold-out pages more than a yard long.” ~France Today

About the Author
William G. Scheller is the author and co-author of more than twenty books, including several written in connection with public television documentaries and National Geographic Society travel series. Mr. Scheller lives with his family in northern Vermont, where he and his wife, Kay, operate Jasper Heights Press, a travel publishing company.

Customer Reviews

Spectacular Paris
This spring several friends and I had the joy of visiting Paris together and for Christmas, I wanted to give them a book on Paris to remember our trip. Spectacular Paris exceeds my expections. It is a beautiful photographic portrait of this lovely city and will bring back memories of our trip for years to come.

A "Spectacular" Book
Wow! The photography is wonderful and the wide pages (12 X 16) give the photographers, six given credit, the space they need to show off their truly impressive work. Those of Arnaud Frich are especially beautiful to me. The book is well organized, with chapters on History, Ile de La Cité and Ile St Louis,The Right Bank, The Left Bank, The Making of Modern Paris and one called simply City Life.The text includes a succinct and in my opinion well done history of Paris. To me the star of the book is still the photos which show off the city, yes, at its most spectacular. The book could have probably been even longer.
One annoyance is the spelling of magasin, repeatedly spelled with a "z". I know it's pronounced that way, but a good proofreader should have caught that basic error. A book this beautiful just should not have spelling errors.

Spectacular is Understatement
An oversized book of gorgeous photographs of Paris. This will be a true reminder of my six trips to Paris. Best I have seen. Barnes & Noble said they could not order the book for me as it was "out of print" but I got it from good old Amazon. Thanks Amazon!