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A winner of the 1994 International Architecture Book Award describes the feats of engineering, technological breakthroughs, and human ingenuity behind the world's most ambitious structures, with the help of four hundred photographs and diagrams. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.
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* Winner of the International Architecture Book Award * More than 400 photographs, detailed diagrams, and period engravings * Handy reference format This fascinating book chronicles some of the world's greatest engineering wonders from ancient times to the present -- the longest bridges, the highest dams, the tallest buildings, the grandest cathedrals. Learn how ancient Romans built a highway network that rivals the U.S. interstate system. Explore the world's most ambitious man-made landmarks from the Great Pyramids and St. Peter's Basilica to the Golden Gate Bridge and the English "Chunnel." Six chapters describe engineering feats, highlight the technological break-throughs, and introduce the builders who made them possible. The Builders celebrates how humankind harnessed nature's power, overcame its challenges, and constructed monuments to our society.
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