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Since the mythical Tower of Babel, humans have continuously tried to erect monuments to match their oversized egos. With ancient ziggurats, the Taj Mahal or the Empire State Building, man has for centuries demonstrated his force by raising structures for purposes both religious and profane. As international cultural statements without words, symbols of a peoples values devotion, patriotism, power symbols of a civilisationÊs grandeur, these monuments still fascinate and attract an ever-growing public who is captivated by the createvity and ingenuity of these architects and stonemasons. Their historical message goes far beyond mere art history, for they tell us of the lives and evolution of the peoples of the past, as does the Parthenon in Athens, many times destroyed, rebuilt, reused, attacked, pillaged, and restored once again today. This work, featuring 1000 monuments chosen from around the globe, retraces human history, the techniques, styles, and philosophies necessary for the construction of so many splendours over the centuries, providing a panorama of the most celebrated monuments while evoking the passion of their makers. The reader can explore the changing values of humanity through the edifices it has built and understand these structures as triumphs of humankind
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Length12 hrs 22 mins
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Publish dateNov 24, 2014
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1o f
2For the other photographers:
31000 Monuments Genius of Genius
4List of Illustrations
5Introduction
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6What is Architecture?
7Structure and Materials
8Architecture as Theory
9Giedion, and above all those of the Swiss-French
10Africa and the Middle East
11Every element of architecture and relief sculpture here
12West Africa, most notably the Great Mosque of Djenné in
13(elevated stand), the muhajar (balustrade), the pulpit, the
14— Africa and the Middle East —
15— Africa and the Middle East —
16(cid:1)43. Great Mosque, Djenné, 13th century (rebuilt in 1907) (Mali)
17— Africa and the Middle East —
18Mosque, Istanbul, 1609-1617 (Turkey)
19(new buildings 1993-2005) (Israel)
20Al Faisaliyah Tower, Riyadh, 2000 (Saudi Arabia)
21Asia and Oceania
22Middle East, notably the mosque with its vast prayer
23— Asia and Oceania —
24The 19th and 20th Centuries
25c. mid-7th century (India)
26— Asia and Oceania —
27— Asia and Oceania —
28teachings.
29— Asia and Oceania —
30(Japan)
31— Asia and Oceania —
32(cid:1)179. Renzo Piano, Kansai Airport Terminal, Osaka, 1987-1994 (Japan)
33— Asia and Oceania —
34(cid:1)184. Cesar Pelli, Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, 1992-1998 (Malaysia)
35(Australia)
36Europe (including Russia and Turkey)
37Roman Pantheon (n° 239) or the great vaulted spaces of
38— Europe (including Russia and Turkey) —
39Consolazione (n° 402) at Todi (1508), as well as the
40Crystal Palace, the great structure of iron, glass and wood
41(1843-1851) or Deane and Woodward’s University
42(cid:1)199. The Heraion, Olympia, c. 640 BCE (Greece)
43Poseidon), Paestum, c. 550 BCE and c. 450 BCE (Italy)
44— Europe (including Russia and Turkey) —
45(cid:2)207. Mnesikles, The Erechtheion, Acropolis, Athens, c. 420 BCE (Greece)
46— Europe (including Russia and Turkey) —
47(cid:1)231. The Colosseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre, Rome, 72-80 CE (Italy)
48— Europe (including Russia and Turkey) —
49— Europe (including Russia and Turkey) —
50(cid:1)269. Imperial Cathedral of Speyer, Speyer, c. 1030 and later (Germany)
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