Architecture
Benjamin's primary image in The Arcades Project is that of an architectural construction: the arcades. It is through this image that Benjamin--knowing it or not--brings to light some interesting facts about books in general.
First off, we must remind ourselves yet again that the Passagenwerk is a much more functional title than its English counterpart, The Arcades Project. The emphasis is on passages, a word with many layers. See the following from the Oxford English Diction (2nd edition 1989, online)
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