Throughout history bridges have been used as a way to link people, places and cultures. Whether a natural arch or a man-made feat of engineering, bridges can be both beautiful and functional, each in a unique relationship with the land around it. And the stories that accompany these bridges are just as fascinating: the legends, anecdotes and the inspirational lives of those who designed, built and crossed them. This book celebrates some of the world's best bridges of all description: great icons such as the Tower Bridge in London, the Charles Bridge in Prague and the Golden Gate in San Francisco; a precarious thread stretched between the Twin Towers by an acrobat; treasures destroyed and rebuilt, like the Mostar Bridge in Herzegovina; and a streak of frozen snow between the crevasses of a glacier.
| ISBN: | 9781914317569 |
| Publication date: | 1st September 2022 |
| Author: | Giancarlo Ascari, Pia Valentinis |
| Publisher: | Orange Hippo! an imprint of Headline Publishing Group |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 136 pages |
| Genres: |
Bridges Social and cultural history Places and peoples: general and pictorial works Gift Books Geography |
Throughout history bridges have been used as a way to link people, places and cultures. Whether a natural arch or a man-made feat of engineering, bridges can be both beautiful and functional, each in a unique relationship with the land around it. And the stories that accompany these bridges are just as fascinating: the legends, anecdotes and the inspirational lives of those who designed, built and crossed them. This book celebrates some of the world's best bridges of all description: great icons such as the Tower Bridge in London, the Charles Bridge in Prague and the Golden Gate in San Francisco; a precarious thread stretched between the Twin Towers by an acrobat; treasures destroyed and rebuilt, like the Mostar Bridge in Herzegovina; and a streak of frozen snow between the crevasses of a glacier.
Bridges of the World features in the following genres: Bridges, Social and cultural history, Places and peoples: general and pictorial works, Gift Books, Geography
Bridges of the World is available in Hardback
Bridges of the World was written by Giancarlo Ascari, Pia Valentinis and published by Orange Hippo! an imprint of Headline Publishing Group
Bridges of the World has 136 pages
£11.69