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One hundred buildings, monuments, and triumphs of engineering from around the world (e.g. Stonehenge, Chartres cathedral, Panama Canal, Easter Island) are described in two-page spreads that include color photos and locating maps. Arranged by continent. No references. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Book Description
What city claims to be the world's oldest? What is the largest construction ever built by human hands? The answers to these and many other questions are here, revealed in fascinating detail and shown in remarkable photographs of the world's most spectacular sights. There are enigmatic megaliths such as Stonehenge and the Easter Island statues that have not yet yielded their age-old secrets. Exquisite edifices, such as St. Peter's in Rome, rub shoulders with the surreal structure of Gaudi's Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. The stark outline of the Great Pyramid at Giza contrasts with the extravagant opulence of Hearst's castle at San Simeon. Feats of engineering are represented with the Trans-Siberian Railway and Japan's Seto Ohashi Suspension Bridge. Each entry includes location details, a description of the site, a panel of additional information, and large color pictures. For easy reference, everything is broken up by continent with its own location map and introductory feature, and arranged chronologically.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

One hundred of the world's most spectacular monuments are described in this book. Enigmatic megaliths, such as Stonehenge in England and the Easter Island statues in the Pacific, invite conjecture but have not yet yielded up their age old secrets. Exquisite edifices, like St. Peter's in Rome, rub shoulders with the surreal structure of Gaudi's Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. The stark outline of the Great Pyramid at Giza contrasts with the extravagant opulence of Hearst's Castle at San Simeon, California. Feats of engineering are represented with the Trans-Siberian Railway, the longest rail line in the world, and Japan's Seto Ohashi Suspension Bridge, the cable of which is long enough to circle the globe three times.

Each entry includes location details, a description of the site, a panel of additional information, and large four-color photographs throughout. For easy reference, the book is divided into continents, each with its own location map and introductory feature, and the entries run in chronological sequence within each continent.