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50 buildings you should know / Isabel Kuhl.

By: Publication details: Munich ; London ; New York : Prestel, c2007.Description: 171 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9783791338385 (pbk.)
  • 3791338382 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Fifty buildings you should know
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 720.9 22
LOC classification:
  • NA203 .K84 2007
Contents:
Great Pyramid of Giza -- Karnak Temple -- Parthenon -- Colosseum -- Petra -- Tikal -- Hagia Sophia -- San Vitale -- Horyuji Temple -- Palatine Chapel in Aachen -- Borobudar -- Mezquita -- Durham Cathedral -- Hradcany -- Angkor Wat -- Notre Dame -- Castel Del Monte -- Westminster Abbey -- Forbidden City -- Doge's Palace -- Cathedral Dome in Florence -- Kremlin -- St. Peter's Basilica -- Chateau of Chambord -- Machu Picchu -- Villa la Rotunda -- Taj Mahal -- Potala Palace -- Versailles -- Zwinger Palace -- Upper Belvedere -- Louvre -- Monticello -- Royal Crescent -- United States Capitol -- La Sagrada Familia -- Eiffel Tower -- Carson Pirie Scott Building -- Bauhaus -- Chrysler Building -- Casa Malaparte -- Glass House -- Notre Dame du Haut -- Guggenheim Museum New York -- TWA Terminal -- Congress Building Brasilia -- Sydney Opera House -- Olympic Park Munich -- Jewish Museum Berlin -- National Stadium Beijing.
Summary: The fifty buildings presented here in chronological order represent the most compelling, intriguing, and awe-inspiring structures from all over the world. Along with the Pyramids of Cheops, the Parthenon, and the Colosseum, readers will learn about other masterpieces such as the Hagia Sophia in Turkey; Cambodia's Temple Complex at Angkor Wat; the Potala Palace in Lhasa; and the Jewish Museum in Berlin. Each entry features full color photographs of the structure along with informative text. From ancient Jordan and Guatemala to modern-day Manhattan and Munich, this world tour of great edifices offers a mini-course in architecture.--From publisher description.
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Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks NA203 .K84 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Checked out 01/02/2025 33039001114239

Includes index.

Great Pyramid of Giza -- Karnak Temple -- Parthenon -- Colosseum -- Petra -- Tikal -- Hagia Sophia -- San Vitale -- Horyuji Temple -- Palatine Chapel in Aachen -- Borobudar -- Mezquita -- Durham Cathedral -- Hradcany -- Angkor Wat -- Notre Dame -- Castel Del Monte -- Westminster Abbey -- Forbidden City -- Doge's Palace -- Cathedral Dome in Florence -- Kremlin -- St. Peter's Basilica -- Chateau of Chambord -- Machu Picchu -- Villa la Rotunda -- Taj Mahal -- Potala Palace -- Versailles -- Zwinger Palace -- Upper Belvedere -- Louvre -- Monticello -- Royal Crescent -- United States Capitol -- La Sagrada Familia -- Eiffel Tower -- Carson Pirie Scott Building -- Bauhaus -- Chrysler Building -- Casa Malaparte -- Glass House -- Notre Dame du Haut -- Guggenheim Museum New York -- TWA Terminal -- Congress Building Brasilia -- Sydney Opera House -- Olympic Park Munich -- Jewish Museum Berlin -- National Stadium Beijing.

The fifty buildings presented here in chronological order represent the most compelling, intriguing, and awe-inspiring structures from all over the world. Along with the Pyramids of Cheops, the Parthenon, and the Colosseum, readers will learn about other masterpieces such as the Hagia Sophia in Turkey; Cambodia's Temple Complex at Angkor Wat; the Potala Palace in Lhasa; and the Jewish Museum in Berlin. Each entry features full color photographs of the structure along with informative text. From ancient Jordan and Guatemala to modern-day Manhattan and Munich, this world tour of great edifices offers a mini-course in architecture.--From publisher description.

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