Walk around any famous city and layers of history start to emerge. In London Roman Walls stand shoulder to shoulder with modern architecture. In Rome, ancient treasures like the Colosseum stand shoulder to shoulder with buildings from the Renaissance. In New York, skyscrapers from the 1920s and 1930s have been upstaged by enormous glass towers. In Cities in Layers, six famous world cities …
Discover and explore some of the world's most famous buildings. Looking at famous buildings from across the ages, each illustration opens up to reveal the building's interior as well as fascinating facts. Buildings include the Empire State Building, Versailles Palace and the Blue Mosque.
While Galileo suffered under house arrest at the hands of Pope Urban VIII, the Thirty Years War ruined Europe, and the Pilgrims struggled to survive in the New World, work began on what would become one of the Seven Wonders of the World: the Taj Mahal. Built by the Moghul emperor Shah Jahan as a memorial to his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal, its flawless symmetry and gleaming presence have for cen…
Bagaimana sih kondisi arsitektur sekarang? Katanya nih arsitektur sekarang sudah tergulung oleh nisbinya nilai kebenaran politik. Ada juga yang bilang sudah terseret oleh kekuatan pasar yang mengagungkan uang sebagai satu-satunya tujuan. Bahkan, konon katnya arsitektur sekarang terjebak oleh nilai sosial dan sekerumunan orang yang sering mempertukarkan soal halal dan haram. Bener ga sih, …