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Title: Architecture: The World's Greatest Buildings Explored and Explained by Neil Stevenson, Neil Slevenson ISBN: 0-7894-1965-3 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: 01 September, 1997 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: 50 of the World¿s Greatest Structures
Comment: Probably the only thing better than owning this book, would be to travel to all these locations with someone you absolutely loved and who absolutely had a love for life and architecture.
Features:
-Every important architectural style from ancient Egyptian to Contemporary
-50 sites illustrating changes and developments in architecture in all cultures
-Authoritative text to explain developments in technology, materials and styles
-Detailed annotations
Some of the sites featured: Notre-Dame-du Haut, Ise Shrine, The Chrysler Building, The Parthenon, Taj Mahal, Temple of Amun, Karnak, The Colosseum, Santa Sophia, Pisa Cathedral, Durham Cathedral, Sydney Opera House, Tokyo Olympic Stadium and Notre-Dame, Paris.
Favorites: Santa Sophia, Kandariya Mahadev Temple, Pisa Cathedral, Durham Cathedral, Angkor Way, Florence Cathedral, St. Basil's Cathedral, Hardwick Hall, Taj Mahal, Castle Howard, Sagrada Familia and The Ark.
Each site has a two-page spread. You can see a large picture covering the middle/center of the two pages and then it is surrounded by facts about the specifications, history, floor plans, sketches, inside views, specific decorations and styles.
When viewing the pictures of the Leaning tower of Pisa, you also get to see the inside of the Pisa Cathedral and read about Romanesque vaulting.
My favorite site is the Notre-Dame, Paris. This is the most amazing Gothic cathedral ever and was well worth the bus ride to Paris! Unfortunately they don't have room to show you the interior, which is rather amazing in itself.
An exploration into human creativity. This book will make you want to travel the world to see these fascinating buildings in person. Just to imagine walking amongst all this inspiration makes one feel overwhelmingly alive.
Who would not want to walk along the stone-vaulted corridors in the Castle Drogo?
Feeling Inspired.
Rating: 5
Summary: Pictures and info about the world's best structures.
Comment: Every D-K book I have had the pleasure of reading has been a feast for the eyes as well as the mind. This one is no exception. I enjoyed it because it explores many famous structures as well as some which should be famous but are not. I knew little about architecture before I opened the book and so I learned a great deal and enjoyed every minute of it. I love this book!
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Title: The Story of Architecture by Jonathan Glancey, Norman Foster, Sir Norman Foster ISBN: 0789459655 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Art: The World's Greatest Paintings Explored and Explained by Robert Cumming ISBN: 1564588483 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: April, 1995 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Great Artists: The Lives of 50 Painters Explored Through Their Work by Robert Cumming ISBN: 078942391X Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: 01 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: The Annotated Arch: History Of Architecture by Carol Strickland ISBN: 0740710249 Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing Pub. Date: 11 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Art: A World History by Dorling Kindersley Publishing ISBN: 078948904X Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: 01 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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