| Description |
191 pages : color illustrations, plans ; 31 cm |
| Contents |
The egnima of Stonehenge -- The secrets of the Cheops Pyramid -- The cliff temple of Abu Simbel -- Olympia and the games of old -- The Acropolis in Athens -- The theater of Epidaurus -- The mysterious past of Teotihuacan -- The drama of Massada -- The cliff city of Petra -- The Pont du Gard -- Gladiatora at the Colosseum -- Shrine of the Planet Gods: the Pantheon -- The baths of Caracalla -- Hagia Sophia -- a shrine to God's wisdom -- The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem -- The pilgrimage to Mecca -- Sacred to three world religions: the Dome of the Rock -- The former imperial city of Nara and the Hall of the Great Buddha -- The Mezquita of Cordoba -- The Palatine Chapel, Aachen and the Holy Roman Empire -- The Hradcany in Prague -- The pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela -- The Tower of London -- Mont-Saint-Michel -- The Seat of the English Monarchy -- Cluny: the most agnificent abbey church -- The Temple Complex of Angkor Wat -- Simplicity as the ideal in Fontenay Abbey -- The leaning tower of Pisa -- The Cathedral of chartres -- Death-defying: the cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde -- Emperor Frederick II and Castel del Monte -- Fortress and monastery in one: the Malbork -- Venice, its wealth, and the Doge's Palace -- The Alhambra and Poor Boabdil -- The Great Wall of China: the longest structure in the world -- Florence and its cathedral dome -- Machu picchu -- The Medieval Hospital Hotel-Dius in Beaume -- Oxford University: one of the intellectual centers of England -- Moscow and the Kremlin -- Rome and St. Peter's Cathedral -- The Chateau of Chambord in the Loire Valley -- King Philip II of Spain and El Escorial -- The country residence "La Rotonda," near Vicenza -- Il Gesu, the Jesuit Church in Rome -- A dream in marble: the Taj Mahal -- The Winter Palace of the Dalai Lama -- The Royal Palace of Versailles -- Final resting place of heroes: St. Paul's Cathedral in London -- The Imperial Palace in Peking -- The Spanish steps in Rome -- Prince Eugene and the Upper Belvedere in Vienna -- Dominikus Zimmermann and the Wies Church -- The Wise Man of Monticello -- The Capitol in Washington, D.C. -- Napoleon and the Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile -- The Houses of Parliament -- The old symbol of a new city: Trinity Church -- Newschwanstein Castle and its tragic king -- The royal greenhouses of Laeken -- The Statue of Liberty -- The burgtheater in Vienna -- Gaudi and the Sagrada Familia -- The Berlin Reichstag -- The Eiffel Tower in Paris -- Moscow and its GUM Department Store -- The Djenne Mosque -- The Gellert Spa in Budapest -- The Center for Anthroposophy: Rudolf Steiner's Goetheanum -- The quintessence of functionalism: the Bauhaus in Dessau -- The Empire State Building in New York -- The Golden Gate Bridge -- Frank Lloyd Wright and Fallingwater -- The Pilgrimage Church Notre Dame du Haut near Ronchamp -- The Atomium -- The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York -- Brazil's Parliament Building in the jungle -- The Sydney Opera House -- The Olympic Park in Munich -- The Centre Pompidou in Paris -- Niki de Saint Phalle's Tarot Garden -- The Lourve Pyramid -- Mountains of metal: The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao -- The Millennium Tower |
| Summary |
Buildings such as The Great Pyramid at Giza or the Tower of London have always captured imagination of people throughout the ages. Explores the world of architecture |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-189) |
| Notes |
Also issued online |
| Subject |
Architecture -- History.
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Architecture, Modern -- History.
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Architecture.
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Buildings.
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Historic buildings.
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Monuments.
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Seven Wonders of the World.
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| Author |
Graf, Bernhard, 1962-
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Guigui-Stolberg, Jacqueline.
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Wynne, Christopher.
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| LC no. |
99065365 |
| ISBN |
3791321501 |
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3791321811 (German) |
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3791331310 (paperback) |
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