The Seventy Architectural Wonders of Our World

Author(s): N. Parkyn

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In this volume, an international team of architectures, engineers and architectural historians chart the progress of human ingenuity and creativity in erecting buildings, from AD500 to the 21st century. Hardback

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Neil Parkyn is an architect and city planner, who has worked in sixteen countries. He is also a prize-winning journalist and illustrator.

Churches, Mosques, Temples & Shrines: Hagia Sophia - The Temple at Tanjavur - The Temple of Byodo-in - St Mark's Cathedral - The Leaning Tower of Pisa - Chartres Cathedral - King's College Chapel - St Peter's Basilica - The Mosque of Selim II, Edirne - The Taj Mahal - St Paul's Cathedral - The Pantheon, Paris - The Sagrada Familia - The Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp Palaces & Castles: The Alhambra - The Forbidden City - The Topkapi - The Kremlin - The Escorial - Versailles - The Potala Palace - Schloss Schonbrunn - The Winter Palace - Neuschwanstein Castle - The Viceroy's House, New Delhi - La Cuesta Encantada: Hearst's Castle Public & State Buildings: The Houses of Parliament - Crystal Palace - The Opera, Paris - The Pentagon - The Guggenheim Museum, New York - Walt Disney World - The Sydney Opera House - The Louisiana Superdome - The Pompidou Centre - Kansai Airport - The Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao Towers & Skyscrapers: The Washington Monument - The Eiffel Tower - The Empire State Building - The Gateway Arch - The World Trade Center - The Sears Tower - The CN Tower - The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank - Petronas Towers - New York-New York Hotel - The London Eye Bridges, Railways & Tunnels: The Iron Bridge, Coalbrookdale - The Thames Tunnel - Brooklyn Bridge - The Canadian Pacific Railway - The Forth Rail Bridge - Jungfrau Rail System - The Moscow Underground - Golden Gate Bridge - Seikan Tunnel - The Channel Tunnel - The Great Belt - Akashi Kaikyo Bridge Canals and Dams: The Erie Canal - The Suez Canal - The Panama Canal - The Hoover Dam - Itaipu Dam - Dutch Sea Barrier - The Three Gorges Dam Colossal Statues: The Statue of Liberty - The Statue of Christ Redeemer - Mount Rushmore

General Fields

  • : 9780500510476
  • : thames
  • : thames
  • : 1.68
  • : October 2002
  • : 260mm X 200mm X 32mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : N. Parkyn
  • : Hardback
  • : 720
  • : 304
  • : 352 illustrations, 267 in colour