{"product_id":"9783961713202-cities-of-silence","title":"Cities of Silence","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExtraordinary Views of a Shutdown World\u003cbr\u003eUnique impressions of more than 60 cities around the world during the Covid-19 lockdown, showing world-renowned sites and monuments as never seen before. Text in English and German,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe London Eye at a standstill, against a brilliant blue sky. Venetian gondolas, resting beneath their tarps. The Trevi Fountain in Rome, Schloss Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, the Brooklyn Bridge in New York… all deserted, in the middle of the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe global Covid-19 lockdown of Spring and Summer 2020 that had millions of people confined to their homes made for remarkable photographs around the world. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCities of Silence\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eshows striking images of more than 60 major cities in lockdown — eerie, yet beautiful snapshots of otherwise densely crowded spaces. Free of people and traffic, the pure aesthetics of each site shine in their original glory: the symmetry of a square or boulevard, the harmony of a façade, the unfettered beauty of an empty stretch of beach. A document of an extraordinary and challenging period, and a reminder of a slower-paced world, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCities of Silence\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e also offers us the visual space, and perhaps, clarity, to imagine a better future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eText in English and German. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40945971724385,"sku":"9783961713202","price":30.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_30147525.jpg?v=1726731567","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9783961713202-cities-of-silence","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}