Ebook: 1000 monuments of genius
Author: Pearson Christopher E. M
- Tags: ARCHITECTURE--Buildings--Public Commercial & Industrial, Historic buildings, Monuments, Pictorial works, Electronic books, Historic buildings -- Pictorial works, Monuments -- Pictorial works, ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Public Commercial & Industrial
- Year: 2014
- Publisher: Parkstone International
- City: New York
- Language: English
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Introduction; Africa and the Middle East; Asia and Oceania; Europe (including Russia and Turkey); The Americas; Biographies; Chronology; Glossary; List of illustrations.;Since the mythical Tower of Babel, humans have continuously tried to erect monuments to match their oversized egos. With ancient ziggurats, the Taj Mahal or the Empire State Building, man has for centuries demonstrated his force by raising structures for purposes both religious and profane. As international cultural statements without words, symbols of a peoples values devotion, patriotism, power symbols of a civilisationÊs grandeur, these monuments still fascinate and attract an ever-growing public who is captivated by the createvity and ingenuity of these architects and stonemasons. Their.
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