Paris From Above [Hardcover]

Yann Arthus-Bertrand (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 28, 2006

Yann Arthus-Bertrand, one of the world’s specialists in aerial photography and author of the spectacular Earth from Above, captures the City of Light from up high. The breathtaking images in this bestselling volume give us a privileged bird’s eye view of Paris’s beautiful streets, famous monuments, tiny quartiers with their trees and squares, and glorious roof tops. Highlights include Notre Dame, bathed in radiant light; the Arc de Triomphe and the Étoile; the Louvre and its attendant grounds; several stunning skyscapes, and of course the dazzling Eiffel Tower.

Editorial Reviews

Review

See Paris as you've never seen it before. Aerial photographer extraordinaire Yann Arthus-Bertrand won world acclaim with the best-selling "Earth from Above" and here offers Paris from the air, the most romantic city in the world, photographed from his specially adapted helicopter. The eclectic mix of ancient and modern are shown to their best advantage, the Seine providing a watery backdrop throughout to the stunning photography. Secret rooftop gardens, squares and formal parks seen in a reality only visualised by designers on plans. The pinpricks of people and cars put the bustling city into perspective, giving it an almost tranquil air totally alien to its nature but, at the same time, displaying a vastness unrealised on the ground. Covering old Paris, the Left Bank, the Right Bank, working class Paris and Paris today, this is a fascinating work, ensuring many hours of avid perusal for all lovers of this stunning city. A coffee table book, a reference book, a travel guide and a photographic work of art all rolled into one, this is a must for Parisiennes and visitors alike. - Lucy Watson

About the Author

Yann Arthus-Bertrand published 'Tendres tueurs', 'Bestiaux', 'Chiens' and 'Chats' with the Editions du Chene. He is also the author of a number of books in the 'From above' series, including 'Paris' (bilingual edition), 'Les Cotes de Bretagne', 'La Loire' and 'Les Iles de France'. 'La Terre vue du ciel' (The Earth from Above) was an international best-seller, first published by Editions de La Martiniere. Philippe Tretiack is an architcet, town planner, journalist and writer, a lead journalist for 'Elle Magazine' and a regular contributor to 'ELLE Decoration'. He is in charge of the architecture pages in art magazine 'Beaux-Arts'. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Hachette Illustrated (July 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1844300080
• ISBN-13: 978-1844300082
• Product Dimensions: 13.7 x 10 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,686,413 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful -- like Jack said -- but not sooo "short", April 3, 2004

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Ignatius Reilly (Raleigh, NC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Paris From Above (Hardcover)

I am writing mostly in response to the comments from Dr J E Robinson (Jack in Toronto). I share Jack's general appraisal that this is a "wonderful" book and "the photos are stunning."

However, I felt that Jack's references to the book's size/length ("short book...not big....all too short") might unduly discourage potential buyers. This is a magnificent book, over-sized, with many double-paged, marginless photographs. The page count, 183, is not great but this is not a "small" book. It comes in on my postal scale at 3 1/2 pounds! I could easily see this book priced at $... As long as Amazon continues to offer it at $..., it is aa terrific value.

An extra feature of this book that I particularly enjoy is the color, satellite image on the endsheets (front and rear). This is a great image for keeping yourself oriented. I give it an enthusiastic five stars, both in absolute terms, and in acknowledgement of what seems to me an excellent value.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Paris-budget size and super size., August 24, 2004

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J. Olson (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Paris From Above (Pocket Edition) (Hardcover)

Beware, there are two hardcover versions of this book.

A small approximately 5" X 10" 78 pp hardcover edition at half the price of a larger(more pages and larger size) more expensive hardcover version.

I know, I bought the larger more expensive version after buying the smaller version, I knew I had to have the larger one.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars VISIONS OF PARIS, February 27, 2006

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Shannon Deason (Houston) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Paris From Above (Hardcover)

The images in this book are first rate and very vivid. Paris is of course a gorgeous city and making her look good is not that difficult, but this book does show her at her best. It's easy to forget at street level how green Paris is and how many parks and private green spaces the city possesses, when viewed for the air you see how brilliant Haussmann, Napoleon III's prefect of the Seine, redesigned the city. It was said he designed the grand boulevard so that the Emperor could easily get troops in in the event of politcal unrest, but whatever the reason it makes for a spectacularly beautiful city. I highly recommend this book to anyone with a love for Paris, and frankly who could not love this singular city.