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Wonders of the World Richard Cavendish

Wonders of the World By Richard Cavendish

Wonders of the World by Richard Cavendish


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Summary

A reference to 100 astonishing buildings, monuments and triumphs of engineering from all around the world, this guide spans over 10,000 years of civilization, from the great pyramids of Egypt to the Golden Gate Bridge of San Francisco.

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Table of Contents

Part 1 Europe: Newgrange; Stonehenge; the Parthenon; Point du Gard; the Colosseum; Hadrian's Wall; Diocletian's Palace; Leaning Tower of Pisa; the Alhambra; Chartres Cathedral. Part 2 Houses of God: Kapellbrucke; Meteora monasteries; the Grand Canal; Grand' Place; the Kremlin; St. Peter's Basilica; the Hofburg; the Escorial; Golden Lane; Versailles; the Great Palace; the Iron Bridge. Part 3 Age of Iron: Pont Cysyllte Aqueduct; Windsor Castle; Neuschwanstein Castle; Sacre-Coeur; Parliament Building; the Sagrada Familia; the Eiffel Tower; Trans-Siberian Railway; the Pompidou Centre. Part 4 Asia: Jericho; Persepolis; Petra; the Great Wall; the Terra-Cotta warriors. Part 5 Qin and Han - the foundation of China: Nemrut Dag; the rock churches of Cappadocia; the Dome of the Rock; Hall of the Great Buddha; Borobudur; Angkor Wat; Itsukushima shrine; the Forbidden City; Topkapi Palace; Meenakshi Temple; the Blue Mosque; the Tak Mahal. Part 5 Islam in Asia: the Red Fort; Potala Palace; Chandigarh; the Seto Ohashi Bridge. Part 6 Africa: the Great Pyramid; Temple of Karnak; the Land of the Pharoahs; Carthage; Meroe; Fez Medina; Great Zimbabwe; Lalibela rock churches; Suez Canal; Aswan High Dam. Part 7 North and Central America: Tikal; Teotohuacan; Tula; Chichen Itza; Cliff Palace; Church of our Lady of Guadalupe. Part 8 The New World: Monticello; Mormon Temple; Canadian Pacific Railroad; Statue of Liberty; Panama Canal; Hearst's Castle; Lincoln Memorial; Mount Rushmore; Empire State Building. Part 9 The American skyscraper: Hoover Dam; Golden Gate Bridge; Las Vegas Strip; Kennedy Space Centre; Museo Nacional de Antropologia; Gateway Arch; Walt Disney World; Louisiana Superdome; C.N. Tower. Part 10 South America: Valley of the Statues; the Nazca Lines; Tiahuanaco; Chan Chan; the Inca trails; Machu Picchu. Part 11 The Inca empire: La Compania church; Teatro Colon; Statue of Christ the Redeemer; Brasilia; Itaipu Dam. Part 12 Australasia and Oceania: Easter Island; Man Madol; Rotorua. Part 13 The Maoris in New Zealand: Sydney Opera House.

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GOR002080146
9780749531881
0749531886
Wonders of the World by Richard Cavendish
Used - Very Good
Hardback
AA Publishing
2001-11-01
240
N/A
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