Under a single cover, the book offers a unique global experience of the most stunning destinations on earth. This is a wonderfully varied cocktail of ingredients: art, architecture, culture, destinations, food, shopping, politics, archaeology, history and more. The architectural aspects of these locals are presented in an extremely readable format with information on various UNESCO recognized places, structures designed by world renowned architects, as well as some of sites that have been recognized as the New Seven Wonders.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Urmi Popat
Urmi Popat is an architect by profession and a visiting lecturer at reputed interior designing colleges in Mumbai. Urmi and her family, her parents-Shakuntala and Ashvin Popat and her sister, Jasmin, are keen trekking enthusiasts with a zeal for the mountains. After years of research and a curiousity to go beyond the known lands, they achieved known destinations-the Antarctic and Arctic. Earning the distinction of being the first Indian family to unfurl the Indian flag at the Antarctic, Urmi attempted to put the rich and scintillating experiences in the form of a book, Arctic and Antarctic-Journeys to the Extremities of the Earth. The book was presented by Urmi and her family to former President of India Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam at the Rashtrapati Bhuvan, New Delhi, as well as received recognition from the media and organizations such as the IMC, BNHS and the WWF.
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