The seventy wonders of the modern world

Parkyn, Neil, 1943- (Added Author).

Summary: "A collection of essays in which twenty-eight architects, engineers, and architectural historians explore and explain seventy of the modern world's greatest structures." "Most of the featured 'wonders' date from the second half of the 20th century. The selections are divided into seven categories: churches, palaces, public buildings, towers, and skyscrapers, bridges and railways, canals and dams, and statues. Each entry includes basic information on history, structural and engineering details, innovations, aesthetics, and a sidebar 'fact-file.'" Libr J.

Item details

ISBN: 0500510474
ISBN: 9780500510476
Physical Description: print
304 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 27 cm.
Publisher: New York : Thames & Hudson, 2002.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 292-297) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Churches, mosques, temples & shrines -- Introduction -- 1. Hagia Sophia -- 2. The Temple at Tanjavur -- 3. The Temple of Byodo-in -- 4. St. Mark's Cathedral -- 5. The Leaning Tower of Pisa -- 6. Chartres Cathedral -- 7. King's College Chapel -- 8. St. Peter's Basilica -- 9. The Mosque of Selim II -- 10. The Taj Mahal -- 11. St. Paul's Cathedral -- 12. The Panthéon, Paris -- 13. The Sagrada Famila -- 14. The Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut --