Main entry:

Brown, David J.

Title & Author:

How they were built / David J. Brown.

Publication:

New York : Barnes & Noble, 1996, ©1991.

Description:

140 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes index.
Ancient world: Early dwellings -- Catalhuyuk -- Step pyramids -- Great pyramid -- Egyptian temples -- Mesopotamia -- Agamemnon's tomb -- Parthenon -- Theater at Epidaurus -- Sixth wonder -- Stonehenge -- Great Wall of China -- Roman roads -- Colosseum -- Pantheon -- Early Basilicas -- Age of Discovery: Hagia Sophia -- Durham Cathedral -- Chartres Cathedral -- Salisburg Cathedral -- Florence Cathedral -- Tower of London -- Old Amsterdam -- Machu Picchu -- Wooden buildings -- Leaning Tower -- Westminster Hall -- Angkor Wat -- Old London Bridge -- Taj Mahal -- St. Paul's Cathedral -- Royal Crescent -- Mosque at Djenne -- "New" technology: Ironbridge -- Menai Straits Bridge -- Crystal Palace -- Galerie des Machines -- Forth Rail Bridge -- Eiffel Tower -- Sagrada Familia -- Early Skyscrapers -- Empire State Building -- Hoover Dam -- L'Unite d'Habitation -- Sydney Opera House -- Habitat, Montreal -- Sydney Harbour Bridge -- Golden Gate Bridge -- Modern world: Pompidou Center -- Olympic Stadium -- Hong Kong Bank -- Channel Tunnel -- New Bank -- New Town Hall -- La Tour Sans Fin -- Kansai Airport.

Summary:

An illustrated history of more than sixty notable structures of the ancient and modern world. Includes detailed diagrams and a glossary of architectural terms.

ISBN:

0760702845
9780760702840

Subject:

Architecture Juvenile literature.
Architecture.
Architecture Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.

Form/genre:

Juvenile works.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 271554
Call No.: BIB 204718
Status: Available