Foreword by Dan Cruickshank — Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc., 2019. — 416 p. — ISBN: 978-1465482525,1465482520. Discover the most incredible man-made wonders, from Stonehenge to Burj Khalifa, with this unparalleled catalog of the most famous and intriguing buildings and monuments created by humans. Manmade Wonders of the World features a range of structures from buildings...
Grosset & Dunlap, 2016. — 89 p. — ISBN10: 0448488892. — ISBN13: 978-0448488899. — Series: Where Is...? Discover the ruins of the Parthenon, one of the most famous and beautiful places in the world! Athens, Greece, is best known for the Parthenon, the ruins of an ancient temple completed in 438 BC to honor the goddess Athena. But what many people don't know is that it only...
Quercus, 2016. — 229 p. — (In Minutes). — ISBN10: 1681443511. — ISBN13: 978-1681443515. In this concise and comprehensive guide to the world of architecture, art historian Susie Hodge outlines the history and theory of architecture, from the earliest structures and monuments to the cutting-edge concepts of the present day, and profiles dozens of key buildings and celebrated...
Grosset & Dunlap, 2015. — 96 p. — ISBN10: 0448484099. — ISBN13: 978-0448484099. — Series: Where Is...? The Great Pyramids of Egypt--all kids over the age of five recognize them instantly. These massive tombs were built thousands of years ago, and still no one knows exactly how the ancient Egyptians did it! In this informative account, Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler tell the story...
Grosset & Dunlap, 2016. — 86 p. — (Where Is...?) — ISBN10: 0448484242; ISBN13: 978-0448484242. Building the Brooklyn Bridge was no simple feat. Despite a brilliant plan from a father-son team of engineers, the process was a dangerous and grueling one. Construction workers developed a mysterious illness (now known as the bends), several died, and the project had devastating...
М.: КоЛибри, 2024. — 448 с.: 229 ил. + вкл. (32 с.) Эта книга – увлекательное путешествие по России, знакомящее с ее богатейшим культурным и историческим наследием, с людьми, умеющими жить в самых трудных, даже невыносимых природных условиях: в комариной тайге, в безводной степи, на высокогорьях и в затопляемых долинах… Это рассказы о живых свидетелях прошлого – архитектурных...
М.: АСТ, 2019. — 320 с.: ил. Книга написана по материалам лекционного цикла «Формулы культуры», прочитанного автором в московском Открытом клубе (2012–2013 гг.). Читатель найдет в ней основные сведения по истории зодчества и познакомится с нетривиальными фактами. Здесь архитектура рассматривается в контексте других видов искусства – преимущественно живописи и скульптуры. Много...
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