Discovering the city through the magic of Marsilio's pop-up seriesChildren's book author and illustrator extraordinaire Dario Cestaro (born 1971) presents the beauty of Paris through the spectacular paper architecture of a pop-up book. Cestaro takes young--and young at heart--readers through a fascinating journey through Paris' most famous buildings: the Eiffel Tower, the Bourse de Commerce, the Louvre, the cathedral of Notre-Dame, the Centre Pompidou and the Arc de Triomphe. This lively tour through Cestaro's colorful pages is enlivened by short texts and sweet anecdotes that tell a history of the city through its most iconic buildings. Readers will learn about the construction of the Eiffel Tower for the 1889 World's Fair, designed by the well-known "architect of iron" after whom it is named; the pre- and post-Revolutionary histories of the Louvre and the Jardin des Tuileries, given first to princes and then to the people; Tadao Ando's painstaking restoration of the 18th-century Bourse de Commerce to turn it into a contemporary art gallery, and much more. Cestaro's tour through Paris follows the publication of similar volumes on other great European cities: Venice, Florence, Milan and Rome. Cestaro's captivating drawings will help even the youngest readers to recognize the main features of the city, and offer a special glimpse of the city's landscape and history.

Paris: The City of Lights

History

Cestaro, Dario

Lugato, Franca

Europe

Marsilio Editori

Discovering the city through the magic of pop-ups. The marvels of Venice, a magical city suspended like a dream between water and sky...For children, Venice is a Wunderkammer in the literal sense of the term, full of surprises. As they venture into this world of magic, we watch their eyes fill with wonder. This is the first attempt in the world to reproduce the city in a pop-up book for children, taking them on a fascinating tour of its most famous monuments, described in simple but never banal words. The monuments illustrated in the book: Rialto Bridge, St. Mark’s Basilica, Ca’ d’Oro, Doge’s Palace, Santa Maria della Salute, Gran Teatro la Fenice

The Treasures of Venice: Pop-Up

Children's Books

Arts, Music & Photography

Le meraviglie di Firenze. Libro pop-up

Marsilio

The first pop-up book on Florence. Dario Cestaro's spectacular drawings and paper architecture reveal Florence and its treasures in a pop-up book telling the city's history with straightforward texts and interesting facts. This fascinating journey in colored pages shaped into Florence's most celebrated landmarks will help even younger children to recognize the main buildings: the cathedral with its famous ogival dome; the Palazzo Vecchio with its great tower and crenellated walls; the Palazzo Pitti, once the Medicis' majestic ducal residence; the Ponte Vecchio, the iconic bridge over the Arno with its historic craft shops; the Church of Santa Croce, which contains tombs and monuments to many illustrious persons (Dante, Michelangelo, Galileo).

The Wonders of Florence

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

The first pop-up book on Milan, a 3D guide for children and adults. Milan revealed by the spectacular paper architecture of Dario Cestaro, in a pop-up book that recounts the city's history in simple texts and curious anecdotes. A fascinating journey through colorful pages that turn into Milan's most famous buildings, helping even the youngest of readers to recognize its principal landmarks: the Duomo, with its soaring spires; the Castello Sforzesco, with its imposing battlement walls; the Teatro alla Scala, temple of opera; the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, a medieval treasure chest dedicated to the city's patron saint; the Stazione Centrale, with its daring vaults of iron and glass; and the city's new skyline, redesigned by skyscrapers over 200 meters in height.

Magnificent Milan

The first pop-up book on Rome, a 3D guide for children and adults with evocative images and texts that stimulate the reader's curiosity. Rome presented through the spectacular paper architecture of Dario Cestaro, in a pop-up book that recounts the city's history with simple texts and curious anecdotes. A fascinating journey through colorful pages that turn into Rome's most famous buildings, helping even the youngest to recognize their principal characteristics: the Colosseum, St. Peters and the Sistine Chapel, Trevi Fountain, and many others.

Rome: The Eternal Beauty : Pop-Up

Wonders of Italy. Libro pop-up

Palazzo vecchio. Un libro pop-up. Ediz. italiana e inglese

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