Wonders of World Architecture

By: Parkyn, Neil

Many of these structures are the tallest, longest, or largest of their kind, but sheer size alone does not make a building impressive: one finds aesthetic power combined with structural virtuosity in the small chapel at Ronchamp in France or the temple of Byodo-in near Kyoto, with its elegant wooden roof.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500284008
• ISBN13: 9780500284001
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.8" x 10.1"