Discusses the planning and building of the Washington Monument, erected in honor of George Washington, the first president of the United States, and provides information about the National Mall where the monument is located.
Presents a short study of the National Mall in Washington DC and describes the original plans and designer, the various monuments and buildings, and provides Web sites for further research.
Illustrations present such noted Washington institutions as the Library of Congress, Supreme Court, National Air and Space Museum, and "Washington Post." Includes a section of text in the back of the book providing information on each subject.
Tells the story of how fifteenth-century goldsmith and clock maker Filippo Brunelleschi devised the plan to build the dome of the Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral in Florence, an engineering feat that has astonished architects for over a century.
The author presents a personal portrait of Barcelona and its two-thousand-year history and weaves politics, food, architecture, sports, myth, and music into a depiction of the Catalan seaport.
