Buildings That Changed The World.Buildings That Changed The World. Klaus Reichold & Bernhard Graf. New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of : Prestel (800-352-0305), 1999. Hardcover, 190 pp., 29.95. Although the over 400 handsomely reproduced photographs are stunning in their collective visual impact, "architecture is only marginally the subject of this book." In eighty-five large double-page spreads double-page spread double n → Doppelseite f we are presented with such monuments as Stonehenge, Hagia Sophia Hagia Sophia (hä`jə sōfē`ə, hā`jēə,) [Gr.,=Holy Wisdom] or Santa Sophia, Turkish Aya Sofia, , Peking's Imperial Palace, Masada, Mesa Verde cliff dwellings cliff dwelling Prehistoric, usually multistoried house of the ancestors of present-day Pueblo Indians, built from c. 1000 along the sides or under the overhangs of cliffs. , etc. And equally important, enough text to tell their stories of significance. This is not only a history of the key monuments of world architecture, it is a testament to human technical ingenuity and spiritual greatness. Young students can be introduced to this scope of achievements while older ones will find added intellectual stimulation in the words. Teachers, of course, have an excellent resource to draw upon. |
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