50 buildings : you should know / Isabel Kuhl
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TextPublication details: London : Prestel Publishing, c2019Description: 157 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cmISBN: - 9783791385884
- NA 203 .K84 2019
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| REF NA 200 .M28 2019 Man-made wonders of the world / | REF NA 200 .R93 2022 The story of architecture / | REF NA 200 .W38 2022 A history of Western architecture / | REF NA 203 .K84 2019 50 buildings : you should know / | REF NA 2542 .K73 2024 Inside tropical homes : dreams come true / | REF NA 2542 .R68 2015 Tropical living : dream houses at exotic places / | REF NA 31 .C87 2006 A dictionary of architecture and landscape architecture / |
Includes index.
1. The Great Pyramid of Giza -- 2. Karnak Temple -- 3. The Parthenon -- Petra -- The Colosseum -- 6. Tikal -- Hagia Sophia -- 8. San Vitale -- 9. Horyuji Temple -- 10. Palatine Chapel in Aachen -- 11. Borobudur -- 12. The Mezquita -- 13. The Hradcany -- 14. Durham Cathedral -- 15. Angkor Wat -- 16. Notre-Dame -- 17. Castel Del Monte -- 18. Westminster Abbey -- 19. The Forbidden City -- 20. The Doge's Palace -- 21. Cathedral Dome in Florence -- 22. The Kremlin -- 23. St. Peter's Basilica -- 24. Chateau of Chambord -- 25. Machu Picchu -- 26. Villa La Rotonda -- 27. Taj Mahal -- 28. Potala Palace -- 29. Versailles -- 30. Zwinger Palace -- 31. Upper Belvedere -- 32. The louvre -- 33. Monticello -- 34. Royal Crescent -- 35. United States Capitol -- 36. La Sagrada Familia -- 37. The Eiffel Tower -- 38. Sullivan Center -- 39. Bauhaus -- 40. Chrysler Building -- 41. Casa Malaparte -- 42. The Glass House -- 43. Notre Dame Du Haut -- 44. Guggenheim Museum -- 45. TWA Terminal -- 46. Congress Building Brasilia -- 47. Sydney Opera House -- 48. Olympic Park in Munich -- 49. Jewish Museum Berlin -- 50. National Stadium in Beijing -- Glossary -- Index -- Photo credits.
"The fifty buildings presented here in chronological order represent the most compelling, intriguing, and awe-inspiring structures from all over the world. Readers will learn about masterpieces such as the Hagia Sophia in Turkey, Cambodia’s Temple Complex at Angkor Wat, the Potala Palace in Lhasa, and the Jewish Museum in Berlin. Each entry features full-color photographs of the structure along with informative text presented in a dynamic format. Readers will find basic information about each building’s artistic relevance, style, and contextual history as well as additional notes about architectural periods and techniques. From ancient Jordan and Guatemala to modern-day Manhattan and Munich, this world tour of great edifices offers a mini-course in architecture that will satisfy even the most passionate student’s lust for learning about the world’s greatest buildings."
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