1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die
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From the Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza to the Parthenon in Athens from the Colosseum in Rome to the Petronas Towers in Malaysia, buildings have longbeen used as demonstrations of power through their mathematical precision,their absolute standards of craftsmanship, and their sheer monumnetality.1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die is a visual testament to thebeauty, grace, and fortitude of the world's greatest architecturalachievements. Comprehensive and concise, it contains reviews of someof the most intriguing and influential buildings on Earth. Covering adiverse array of architectural genres and construction styles - from thebold and brash to the spiritual and reserved - this book follows the historyof architecture on every continent. From ancient temples to adobe cavedwellings, soaring cathedral spires to simple glass homes, this bookcelebrates the vision and achievement of world architecture.
Author: Mark Irving
Format: Hardback, 960 pages
Published: 2007, Cameron House, Australia
Genre: Architecture
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From the Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza to the Parthenon in Athens from the Colosseum in Rome to the Petronas Towers in Malaysia, buildings have longbeen used as demonstrations of power through their mathematical precision,their absolute standards of craftsmanship, and their sheer monumnetality.1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die is a visual testament to thebeauty, grace, and fortitude of the world's greatest architecturalachievements. Comprehensive and concise, it contains reviews of someof the most intriguing and influential buildings on Earth. Covering adiverse array of architectural genres and construction styles - from thebold and brash to the spiritual and reserved - this book follows the historyof architecture on every continent. From ancient temples to adobe cavedwellings, soaring cathedral spires to simple glass homes, this bookcelebrates the vision and achievement of world architecture.
1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die