Synopses & Reviews
The Fascinating Stories Behind the World's Most Extraordinary Feats of Building "Informative, enlightening, [with] brisk prose and striking color photos and diagrams." Parade Magazine From the ancient to the modern, from the bizarre to the noble, the world's man-made structures stand as unsurpassed examples of the ingenuity and muscle required to transform a vision into miraculous reality. Structures pays tribute to these awe-inspiring feats of human creation. Here from every continent are the superlative achievements of architecture and engineering: the largest, longest, highest, most massive, and most ambitious structures ever made by human hands. Their origins, design, and construction are recounted in entertaining and informative text and illuminated with a wealth of photographs, working diagrams, cutaway drawings, and etchings that bring the work to life. Structures is both an anatomy and a celebration of the triumphant alliance of human technology and human spirit.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 235) and index.
Table of Contents
Introduction.
Location map.
Monolithic Memorials.
Architectural Achievements.
Feats of Civil Engineering.
Underground Engineering Achievements.
Astronomical Constructions.
Gazetteer.
Bibliography.
Index.
Acknowledgements.