The seventy wonders of the modern world
Title:
The seventy wonders of the modern world
Author:
Parkyn, Neil, 1943-
ISBN:
9780500510476
Publication Information:
New York : Thames & Hudson, 2002.
Physical Description:
304 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 27 cm
Contents:
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.
Palaces & castles -- Introduction -- 15. The Alhambra -- 16. The Forbidden City -- 17. The Topkapi Palace -- 18. The Kremlin -- 19. The Escorial -- 20. Versailles -- 21. The Potala Palace -- 22. Schloss Schönbrunn -- 23. The Winter Palace -- 24. Neuschwanstein Castle -- 25. The Viceroy's House, New Delhi -- 26. La Cuesta Encantada : Hearst's Castle.
Public & state buildings -- Introduction -- 27. The Houses of Parliament -- 28. The Crystal Palace -- 29. The Opéra, Paris -- 30. The Pentagon -- 31. The Guggenheim Museum, New York -- 32. Walt Disney World Resort -- 33. The Sydney Opera House -- 34. The Louisiana Superdome -- 35. The Pompidou Centre -- 36. Kansai International Airport -- 37. The Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao.
Towers & skyscrapers -- Introduction -- 38. The Washington Monument -- 39. The Eiffel Tower -- 40. The Empire State Building -- 41. The Gateway Arch -- 42. The World Trade Center -- 43. The Sears Tower -- 44. The CN Tower -- 45. The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank -- 46. Petronas Towers -- 47. New York-New York -- 48. The London Eye.
Bridges, railways & tunnels -- Introduction -- 49. The Iron Bridge, Coalbrookdale -- 50. The Thames Tunnel -- 51. Brooklyn Bridge -- 52. The Canadian Pacific Railway -- 53. The Forth Rail Bridge -- 54. The Jungfrau Rail system -- 55. The Moscow Metro -- 56. The Golden Gate Bridge -- 57. The Seikan Rail Tunnel -- 58. The Channel Tunnel -- 59. The Great Belt East Bridge -- 60. The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge.
Canals & dams -- Introduction -- 61. The Erie Canal -- 62. The Suez Canal -- 63. The Panama Canal -- 64. Hoover Dam -- 65. Itaipú Dam -- 66. The Dutch Sea Barrier -- 67. The Three Gorges Dam.
Colossal statues -- Introduction -- 68. The Statue of Liberty -- 69. The Statue of Christ the Redeemer -- 70. Mount Rushmore.
Abstract:
"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.' Library Journal.
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