Manmade Wonders of the World
$125.71
- Hardcover
336 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2019
Summary
Discover and explore the most incredible statues, monuments, temples, bridges, and ancient cities with this unparalleled survey of the most famous buildings and structures ever created by humans.
From Stonehenge to the Sagrada Familia, from the Great Wall of China to the Burj Khalifa, Manmade Wonders of the World plots a continent-by-continent journey around the world, exploring and charting the ingenuity and imagination used by different cultures to create iconic buildings. …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241340714 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241340713 |
| Author: | Dan Cruickshank, DK, Smithsonian Institution |
| Publisher: | Dorling Kindersley Ltd |
| Imprint: | DK |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2019 |
| Weight: | 2.04kg |
| Dimensions: | 307mm x 259mm x 26mm |
| Series: | DK Wonders of the World |
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An aesthetically pleasing ornament and an educational encyclopaedia of global architecture styles, construction materials, religion and history.
An aesthetically pleasing ornament and an educational encyclopaedia of global architecture styles, construction materials, religion and history. * Geographical *
About The Author
Dan Cruickshank
Dan Cruickshank is a writer, art historian, architectural consultant, and broadcaster. He has made numerous programmes for the BBC, including Around the World in Eighty Treasures, Adventures in Architecture and Britain’s Best Buildings. The author of several books, he is also the editor of the 20th edition of Sir Banister Fletcher’s History of Architecture. Cruickshank is an honorary fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects, an editor on The Architectural Review, and was a visiting Professor of Architecture at the University of Sheffield.
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