How to Read Paris is a pocket guide to help you understand and appreciate the architecture of Paris. Filled with detailed drawings, plans and photographs, including squares, bridges, streets and monuments, as well as buildings, this work is both a fascinating history of architecture and an effective visual guide; All in all, a must read for anyone interested in this fascinating and beautiful city. This handy reference guide, compact enough to fit in your pocket, but serious enough to provide real insight:

■ provides an accessible visual guide to the architectural features and significance of some of the city's most iconic buildings, as well as lesser-known but equally important examples,

■ takes an in-depth look at the major architectural styles that have been combined, over more than a thousand years, to produce one of the world's most famous cityscapes,

■ It is a great graphic resource for anyone visiting the city, as well as for architectural historians and culture lovers in general.