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Wonders of the world : Masterpieces of architecture from 4000 BC to the present / edited by Alessandra Capodiferro

Contributor(s): Publication details: Vercelli, Italy : White Star, c2004.Description: 319 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 37 cmISBN:
  • 8854400319
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 720 WON
Summary: Some buildings, even before becoming civic or religious monuments, are expressions of Man's genius. This book offers a journey across the six continents on the traces of mysterious and extraordinary civilizations of the past, in search of the most admirable ideas for the future, discovering the Marvels of Architecture and the eternal aspiration of Man to survive his age, through the illusive force of signs.
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Some buildings, even before becoming civic or religious monuments, are expressions of Man's genius. This book offers a journey across the six continents on the traces of mysterious and extraordinary civilizations of the past, in search of the most admirable ideas for the future, discovering the Marvels of Architecture and the eternal aspiration of Man to survive his age, through the illusive force of signs.