ancient architecture

Examines seven historically significant sites throughout the African continent, and features the Great Sphinx, Abu Simbel, the Kush Pyramids, the Kingdom of Aksum, the Swahili Coast, Great Zimbabwe, and Timbuktu, and includes a historic timeline.

Photographs and text explore fifty of the world's wonders, both natural and man-made, including the Colosseum, Stonehenge, the Great Wall of China, Machu Picchu, the Taj Mahal, the Great Barrier Reef, the Grand Canyon, the International Space Station, and more. Includes seven removable prints suitable for framing.

An exploration of the science behind ancient monuments that discusses Egyptian pyramids, megaliths, Greek and Roman monuments, Mesoamerican and early Middle Eastern architecture, and ancient Asian engineering.

Presents photographs, illustrations, and text that provide information about seventy remarkable structures around the world that were built without the benefit of modern technology.

An unabridged republication of a 1930 text which provides a description and analysis of the building practices of ancient Egypt, discussing quarrying methods, transportation of materials, pyramid construction, and other topics.

Explores the architectural legacies of the ancient world.

Presents the art and architecture of ancient Egypt, describing the design and construction of pyramids and other monuments and the creation of sculpture, paintings, musical instruments, and jewelry by anonymous artists.

Looks at the earliest human civilizations to spring up along the rivers of Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China.

The Colosseum stands tall in the heart of Rome, Italy. As an amphitheater, it was built to stage events for the public.