Buildings that Changed the World - Softcover

Reichold, Klaus; Graf, Bernhard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3791331310 ISBN 13: 9783791331317

Publisher: Prestel, 2004

Synopsis

An illustrated study of architecture spans some five thousand years as it captures the finest achievements of human construction and discusses a variety of architectural styles and movements.

About this title

From the Publisher:

How did the Statue of Liberty get to New York Harbor? Why was the Eiffel Tower ridiculed when it was first built? Why was the ruined Mexican city Teotihuacan considered to be the seat of the gods? Why doess a street run along the top of the Great Wall of China? How did the gardens of the royal castle in Brussels take revenge on their owners?

By linking the buildings to the people who erected and lived in them, and by introducing us to stories and myths connected with them, architectural history is presented to the reader as a combination of art historical information with delightful anecdotes.

About the Author:

Klaus Reichold has produced and written numerous radio programmes, television documentaries, and articles about culture and history. He is the author of Palaces that Changed the World and co-author of Paintings that Changed the World (both Prestel). Bernhard Graf is an art historian who has written several books including Bridges That Changed the World and Paintings That Changed the World (both Prestel). They both live in Munich.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prestel
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 3791331310
• ISBN 13: 9783791331317
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 191