- Subjects
- Genres
- Illustrated works
- Published
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London :
Dorling Kindersley Limited
2019.
- Language
- English
- Other Authors
- ,
- Item Description
- Includes index.
- Physical Description
- 416 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps (some colour) ; 31 cm
- ISBN
- 9780241340714
9781465482525
- Introduction. Earth and timber ; Brick and stone ; Iron, steel, and beyond
- North America. From Chaco Canyon in New Mexico to the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C., including features on industrial and Contemporary architectural styles
- Central and South America. From Calakmul in Mexico to Itaipu Dam on the border of Paraguay and Brazil, including a feature on the architecture of Pre-Columbian America
- Europe. From Newgrange in Ireland to Metropol Parasol in Spain, including features on Classical, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo, and Modernist architectural styles
- Africa. From the Great Sphinx in Egypt to the Afrikaans Language Monument in South Africa, including a feature on ancient Egyptian architecture
- Asian and Australasia. From Göbekli Tepe in Turkey to Tianjin Binhai Library in China, including features on Early Islamic, Chinese, Later Islamic, and Japanese architectural styles
- Directory of other sites
- Glossary.