50 Wonders of the World: The Greatest Man-made Constructions from the Pyramids of Giza to the Golden Gate Bridge [Lingua Inglese] - Rilegato

Thomson, Hugh

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ISBN 10: 1849160031 ISBN 13: 9781849160032

Casa editrice: Quercus, 2009

Riassunto

From Stonehenge and the Empire State Building to Angkor Wat and the Pyramids, this book surveys every continent to discover the most impressive, exotic, and intriguing manmade wonders of the world

Arranged in order of longitude, this spectacular guide to the 50 most breathtaking constructions on the planet reveals the awesome architectural achievements that people have created over the centuries. This is also the story of the extraordinary peoples and civilizations that created these buildings and the key roles they played as centers of religion, culture, or trade. Most selections are from previous centuries, reminders that whatever the achievement of our own technologically advanced civilization, previous cultures were capable of extraordinary monuments.

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Descrizione del libro:

From Stonehenge to the Empire State Building, and from Angkor Wat to the Pyramids, this book surveys every continent to discover the most impressive, exotic and intriguing man-made wonders of the world.

L'autore:

Hugh Thomson is a writer, filmmaker, and explorer. He has led many expeditions to Peru and is now one of Britain's foremost modern explorers of Inca settlements. His other titles includeNandi Devi, A Sacred Landscape, Tequila Oil, and The White Rock.

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• Editore: Quercus
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1849160031
• ISBN 13: 9781849160032
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 192