Great Architecture of the World

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GREAT ARCHITECrURE
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WORLD
With architecture, more than with other arts, the key to enjoyment is understanding. Great Architecture of the World presents a concise history of architecture in a detailed yet straightforward manner.
This is the chronicle of the greatest monuments created by mankind, told by fourteen of the most distinguished architectural historians, and beautifully illustrated with more than 800 original diagrams, annotated drawings, and superb photographs. Beginning with the ancient civilizations of the East and the Americas, the book goes on to relate the spectacular developments that took place in Europe and the Western World, from the earliest temples of Mesopotamia to the most advanced structures of the twentieth century.
Great Architecture of the World is not only a major and lasting reference work, but also an aesthetic treasure. For the student its style of illustration is explicit and informative; for the traveller a gazetteer is added, giving a... Tovább

Fülszöveg

GREAT ARCHITECrURE
OF THE
WORLD
With architecture, more than with other arts, the key to enjoyment is understanding. Great Architecture of the World presents a concise history of architecture in a detailed yet straightforward manner.
This is the chronicle of the greatest monuments created by mankind, told by fourteen of the most distinguished architectural historians, and beautifully illustrated with more than 800 original diagrams, annotated drawings, and superb photographs. Beginning with the ancient civilizations of the East and the Americas, the book goes on to relate the spectacular developments that took place in Europe and the Western World, from the earliest temples of Mesopotamia to the most advanced structures of the twentieth century.
Great Architecture of the World is not only a major and lasting reference work, but also an aesthetic treasure. For the student its style of illustration is explicit and informative; for the traveller a gazetteer is added, giving a country-by-country listing of the world's greatest buildings; and for all of us, this volume provides an exciting and compeUing history of our common architectural heritage.
John Julius Norwich is a world-famous historian. He is the author of many books, including A History of Venice; Byzantium: The Early Centuries; Byzantium: The Apogee; Byzantium: The Decline and Fall; A Short History of Byzantium, and The Italians. He has made some thirty television documentaries. Vissza