A Guide To The World's Greatest Buildings - Masterpieces Of Architecture & Engineering

They speak to a culture's aspirations and to its imagination, begging the question, "How did they do that?" This unusual volume is a fact-filled, full color field guide to some of the most intriguing and remarkable structures in the world. Also includes profiles of well-known architects, engineers, and builders. This intriguing volume showcases 100 of the world's most admired and timeless structures. A representative sampling includes churches, castles, palaces, forts, stadiums, museum galleries, bridges, canals, statues, memorials, parliaments, and skyscrapers. Photographs, diagrams, and illustrations show not only what these buildings look like but also how they were built. You'll marvel at man's many engineering feats, from Stonehenge to the pyramids of Egypt to the Panama Canal. Pictorial emphasis with extended captions. Structures ordered according to function and presented chronologically, with one spread devoted to each. Feature boxes profile remarkable architects, builders, and engineers, plus architectural styles, revolutionary materials, and historical content. Includes an introduction by an expert in the field, plus a glossary.