Visit 50 of the world's most fascinating buildings from the Houses of Parliament to the Sydney Opera House on this stunning architectural tour. Discover how to 'read' a building, identify key characteristics of architecture and get underneath the bricks and mortar with stunning 3-D cutaways and illustrations. Walk the halls of stunning cathedrals, majestic mosques, opulent palaces, and modern skyscrapers, with awe-inspiring photography transporting you to the world's most celebrated buildings. Come face-to-face with some of the greatest architects to have lived and find out how the styles, techniques and materials they used helped create these iconic buildings. 'Great Buildings' is a personal tour for every armchair explorer, the perfect gift for the connoisseur, and an excellent introduction to architecture.
| ISBN: | 9780241298831 |
| Publication date: | 1st June 2017 |
| Author: | Philip Wilkinson |
| Publisher: | Dorling Kindersley Limited an imprint of Dorling Kindersley Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Genres: |
Architecture |
Visit 50 of the world's most fascinating buildings from the Houses of Parliament to the Sydney Opera House on this stunning architectural tour. Discover how to 'read' a building, identify key characteristics of architecture and get underneath the bricks and mortar with stunning 3-D cutaways and illustrations. Walk the halls of stunning cathedrals, majestic mosques, opulent palaces, and modern skyscrapers, with awe-inspiring photography transporting you to the world's most celebrated buildings. Come face-to-face with some of the greatest architects to have lived and find out how the styles, techniques and materials they used helped create these iconic buildings. 'Great Buildings' is a personal tour for every armchair explorer, the perfect gift for the connoisseur, and an excellent introduction to architecture.
Great Buildings features in the following genres: Architecture
Great Buildings is available in Paperback, Hardback
Great Buildings was written by Philip Wilkinson and published by Dorling Kindersley Limited an imprint of Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Great Buildings has 256 pages