World Architecture: The Masterworks“One of the many appealing aspects of World Architecture is its gathering between two covers of disparate but remarkable buildings from across the centuries, many of them in exquisite full-page photographs.”—Wall Street Journal Will Pryce unveils a world of beauty and genius in this unparalleled, specially photographed survey of the world’s architectural master- pieces. More than 350 color photographs celebrate the finest buildings from over two thousand years of civilization: Hagia Sophia, the Gothic cathedrals of Europe, Islamic masterworks at Isfahan, the Taj Mahal, the Palace of Westminster, Gehry’s iconic Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, and much more. There are some eighty buildings featured, more than forty of which receive in-depth attention in detailed photo essays. Pryce’s accompanying texts and commentaries provide an extra dimension of understanding for the contexts in which they were created, and of the evolution of architecture through history. |
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... Begun in 1194 , it reduces the elevation to three storeys , allowing the maximum space for the rich glass , most of which it still retains . For the first time the flying buttress was used consistently to raise the heights of the nave ...
... Begun in 1194 , it reduces the elevation to three storeys , allowing the maximum space for the rich glass , most of which it still retains . For the first time the flying buttress was used consistently to raise the heights of the nave ...
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... begun in 1343 ) forms a centrepiece of the state beside St Mark's and the Ca ' d'Oro ( below , 1423 ) , a private palace on the Grand Canal . OPPOSITE St Barbara at Kutná Hora . Begun by Johann Parler in 1388 , work was interrupted by ...
... begun in 1343 ) forms a centrepiece of the state beside St Mark's and the Ca ' d'Oro ( below , 1423 ) , a private palace on the Grand Canal . OPPOSITE St Barbara at Kutná Hora . Begun by Johann Parler in 1388 , work was interrupted by ...
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... begun about 1300 by the master mason Arnolfo di Cambio who conceived an octagonal dome but did not know how to build it . That was eventually solved by Filippo Brunelleschi in 1419. Like many Italian medieval churches , the west front ...
... begun about 1300 by the master mason Arnolfo di Cambio who conceived an octagonal dome but did not know how to build it . That was eventually solved by Filippo Brunelleschi in 1419. Like many Italian medieval churches , the west front ...
Contents
PREFACE | 18 |
MASTERWORKS IN DETAIL | 48 |
Durham Cathedral DURHAM ENGLAND | 94 |
Copyright | |
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