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1 online resource (320 pages) : illustrations (some color), plans |
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Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Culture-defining monuments -- Uluru, Northern Territory, Australia -- Great Pyramid of Khufu, Giza, Egypt -- Parthenon, Athens, Greece -- Colosseum, Rome, Italy -- Temple 1, Tik'al, Guatemala -- Great Stupa of Sanchi, Bhopal, India -- Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey -- Ise Grand Shrine, Kansai, Honshu, Japan -- Great Enclosure, Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe -- Twin Pagodas, Luohanyuan Temple, China -- St Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy -- Taj Mahal, Agra, India -- Eiffel Tower, Paris, France -- Empire State Building, New York City, USA -- Cathedral of Light, Nuremberg, Germany -- Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia -- Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange, Los Angeles, USA -- Dwellings -- Houses at Catal Huyuk and Troy, Turkey -- Houses at Nagano, Japan, and Skara Brae, Orkney, UK -- Igloo, Tipi and Bedouin Tent -- Villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii, Italy -- Houses in Burkina Faso and Kythera, Greece -- Karo Batak Houses Sumatra, Indonesia -- Le Thoronet Abbey, Provence, France -- Dürer House, Nuremberg, Germany -- Palazzo Medici, Florence, Italy -- Chateau of Chambord, Centre (region), France -- Chateau of Ancy-le-Franc, Burgundy, France -- Villa Capra, Vicenza, Italy -- Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, UK -- Tea Houses, Katsura Imperial Villa, Kyoto, Japan -- Chateau of Maisons-Laffitte, Île de France, France -- Berrington Hall, Herefordshire, UK -- Queen's Hamlet, Versailles, France -- Monticello, Virginia, USA -- Neuschwanstein, Bavaria, Germany -- Horta House, Brussels, Belgium -- Unité d'Habitation, Marseilles, France -- Lake Shore Drive Apartments, Chicago, USA -- Schröder House, Utrecht, Netherlands -- Places of Worship -- Megalithic Temples of Malta -- Great Ziggurat of Ur, Nasiriyah, Iraq -- Great Temple of Amon-Ra, Karnak, Egypt -- Temple of Apollo at Delphi, Greece.Temple of Apollo Epikourios, Bassae, Greece -- Maison Carrée, Nîmes, France -- Pantheon, Rome, Italy -- Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India -- Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, Israel -- Great Mosque of Damascus, Syria -- Shore Temple, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu, India -- Mosque Cathedral of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain -- Borobudur Stupa, Java, Indonesia -- Lingaraj Temple, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India -- Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India -- Durham Cathedral, Durham, UK -- Temple of Kukulkan, Chich'en Itzá, Yucatán, Mexico -- Basilica of the Madeleine, Vézelay, Burgundy, France -- Angkor Wat, Angkor, Cambodia -- Stave Church, Urnes, Norway -- Bourges Cathedral, Centre (region), France -- Cologne Cathedral, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany -- Konark Sun Temple, Konark, Odisha, India -- Golden Pavilion Temple, Kyoto, Japan -- Goharshad Mosque, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran -- Santa Maria del Santo Spirito, Florence, Italy -- Sant'Andrea of Mantova, Mantua, Italy -- Suleyman Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey -- St Basil's Cathedral, Moscow, Russia -- San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Rome, Italy -- Vierzehnheiligen, Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany -- Sagrada Família, Barcelona, Spain -- Westminster Cathedral, London, UK -- Great Mosque of Djenné, Mali -- Crystal Cathedral, Garden Grove, California, USA -- Bridges and Defences -- Acropolis of Athens, Greece -- Carthage Harbour and Naval Base, Tunisia -- Pont du Gard, Nîmes, France -- Frontiers of the Roman Empire -- Himeji Castle, Kansai, Honshu, Japan -- Great Wall of China -- Mostar Bridge, Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Neuf-Brisach, Alsace, France -- Carcassonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, France -- Forth Bridge, Edinburgh, UK -- Berlin Wall, Germany -- Production, Trade and Education -- Stoa of Attalos, Athens, Greece -- Trajan's Markets, Rome, Italy -- Medina at Fes, Morocco.Trinity College Library, Cambridge, UK -- Royal Saltworks, Arc-et-Senans, France -- Engelsberg Ironworks, Ångelsberg, Sweden -- The Lawn, University of Virginia, USA -- Albert Dock, Liverpool, UK -- Saltaire, West Yorkshire, UK -- Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France -- Galleria Vittorio Emmanuele II, Milan, Italy -- St Pancras Railway Station, London, UK -- Keretapi Railway Station, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- Grand Central Terminal, New York City, USA -- AEG Turbine Factory, Berlin, Germany -- Seagram Building, New York City, USA -- Dulles Airport, Washington DC, USA -- Fuji TV Headquarters Building, Tokyo, Japan -- Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- China Central TV Headquarters, Beijing, China -- Government Administration -- Megaron of Pylos, Greece -- Pnyx, Athens, Greece -- Curia Julia, Rome, Italy -- Alhambra, Granada, Spain -- Forbidden City, Beijing, China -- Machu Picchu, Peru -- Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey -- Imperial Palace of Kyoto, Japan -- Palace of Versailles, Île de France, France -- Residenz at Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany -- Richmond Capitol, Virginia, USA -- Palace of Westminster, London, UK -- Hilversum Town Hall, Netherlands -- Säynatsälo Town Hall, Finland -- Culture and Entertainment -- Great Bath at Mohenjo-Daro, Pakistan -- Theatre at Epidauros, Greece -- Theatre of Marcellus, Rome, Italy -- Baths of Caracalla, Rome, Italy -- Teatro Olimpico, Vicenza, Italy -- Globe Theatre, London, UK -- Louvre, Paris, France -- Altes Museum, Berlin, Germany -- Crystal Palace, London, UK -- Opéra Garnier, Paris, France -- Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany -- Memorials -- Tomb of Mausolus, Bodrum, Turkey -- Qin Shi Huang Imperial Necropolis, Shaanxi, China -- Memorial Columns, Rome, Paris and London -- Pazzi Chapel, Florence, Italy -- Tempietto, San Pietro in Montorio, Rome, Italy -- L'Église du Dôme, Les Invalides, Paris, France.Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC, USA -- Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, Nanjing, China -- Public Spaces -- Agora of Athens/Forum of Rome -- Piazza del Campo/Piazza Navona -- Place des Vosges/Tiananmen Square -- Piazza San Marco/Potsdamer Platz |
| Summary |
Features around 150 of the most significant buildings in the history of world architecture, from the pyramids and the Parthenon to some of the most important works by recent architects |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Architecture -- History.
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Architectural design.
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Architecture -- Designs and plans.
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architectural drawings (visual works)
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ARCHITECTURE -- Adaptive Reuse & Renovation.
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ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Landmarks & Monuments.
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ARCHITECTURE -- Professional Practice.
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ARCHITECTURE -- Reference.
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Architectural design
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Architecture
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| Genre/Form |
Architectural drawings
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781780673172 |
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1780673175 |
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9781780673646 |
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1780673647 |
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9781785392511 |
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1785392514 |
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