Author : Reg Cox
Publisher : Silver Burdett Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,54 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780382392719
Features seven engineering feats which in their time pushed forward the boundaries of science and technology; includes the Sydney Opera House, Aswan High Dam, Sears Tower, and others.
Author : Elizabeth Noll
Publisher : Bellwether Media
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 35,55 MB
Release : 2020-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1681037300
From mock naval battles to gruesome gladiator fights, the Colosseum has hosted some of the world’s most shocking showdowns. But why was this ancient amphitheater built, and how did it survive 2,000 years? What is it used for today? This title explores the answers to these questions and more through fact-filled text and fascinating photos that bring readers up close with ancient Rome. Special features include a map, a timeline, a comparison graphic, a pop culture connection, and more!
Author : Hiram Bingham
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 27,99 MB
Release : 2010-12-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0297865331
First published in the 1950s, this is a classic account of the discovery in 1911 of the lost city of Machu Picchu. In 1911 Hiram Bingham, a pre-historian with a love of exotic destinations, set out to Peru in search of the legendary city of Vilcabamba, capital city of the last Inca ruler, Manco Inca. With a combination of doggedness and good fortune he stumbled on the perfectly preserved ruins of Machu Picchu perched on a cloud-capped ledge 2000 feet above the torrent of the Urubamba River. The buildings were of white granite, exquisitely carved blocks each higher than a man. Bingham had not, as it turned out, found Vilcabamba, but he had nevertheless made an astonishing and memorable discovery, which he describes in his bestselling book LOST CITY OF THE INCAS.
Author : John Romer
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,3 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Seven Wonders of the World
ISBN : 9780279763912
Author : Doreen Gonzales
Publisher : Enslow Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,29 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780766052925
Discusses modern works of architecture including, the Panama Canal, Empire State Building, Golden Gate Bridge, CN Tower, Itaipu Dam, Channel Tunnel.
Author : Michael Woods
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 10,15 MB
Release : 2008-09-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 082257568X
Describes the seven wonders of the ancient world, including the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the statue of Zeus, the temple of Artemis, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, and the colossus of Rhodes.
Author : Carmella Van Vleet
Publisher : Build It Yourself
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,58 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781936313730
Introduces the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World as known to the ancient Greeks, and a multicultural list of seven additional wonders--from Petra, Jordan, to Rio de Janeiro's statue of Christ--and suggests related projects and experiments.
Author : Paul Jordan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 31,53 MB
Release : 2014-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1317868854
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and all sorts of mysteries attaching to them, have intrigued people since the second century BCE. Why were these particular creations chosen and when? And why did the ancients want to draw up such a list in the first place? What were the technical and cultural factors involved in the creation and listing of the Wonders? The Seven Wonders still rival many of the phenomenal products of both nature and mankind in their size, majesty, and beauty. Six of them no longer stand, having been destroyed by natural disaster or by human intervention. From the Pyramids at Giza to the Colossus of Rhodes, from the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to the Lighthouse of Alexandria, from the Temple of Ephesus to the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World have never ceased to fascinate down the ages.
Author : Ludmila Henkova
Publisher : Albatros Media
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 39,91 MB
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9788000061344
The Colossus of Rhodes, the majestic Pyramids of Giza, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the spellbinding Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the breathtaking Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Just one of them survives today. But with the book How the Wonders of the World Were Built you can go back in time and learn the secrets of how these gems of ancient architecture were created. They shine from the past... and their light is not diminishing. The gems of antiquity are proof of human endeavours to cope with the wonders of nature. People have always wanted more: to improve existing process and methods and find new opportunities. They want to create something new, something that evokes a feeling of amazement and admiration. A masterpiece that will provide the creators with immortality and fame during their lives.
Author : Celia King
Publisher : Chronicle Books (CA)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,65 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780811801591
Text and pop-up illustrations present some of the great architectural and engineering achievements of the modern era, including the Golden Gate Bridge, the Eiffel Tower, and the Empire State Building.
