Manmade Wonders of the World
$96.32
- Hardcover
336 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2019
Summary
An unparalleled catalogue of the most amazing, famous, and intriguing buildings and monuments ever created by humans.
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 …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241340714 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241340713 |
| Author: | Dan Cruickshank, DK, Smithsonian Institution |
| Publisher: | Dorling Kindersley Ltd |
| Imprint: | DK |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2019 |
| Weight: | 2.04kg |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 259mm x 307mm |
| Series: | DK Wonders of the World |
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Critics Review
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 *
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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