Photographs and text profile some of the most unique and most extreme buildings built around the world over the last 250 years, including bus stations, hotels, businesses, private homes, concert halls, and cathedrals.
Profiles the architectural characteristics of 500 buildings constructed over the last 5,000 years, from prehistoric cave dwellings in Turkey to the most modern buildings designed for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Traces the impact of new ideas on the scope of human construction and provides key facts, figures, and dates for all 500 buildings. Includes full-color photographs throughout.
