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The story of buildings : from the Pyramids to the Sydney Opera House and beyond / written by Patrick Dillon ; illustrated by Stephen Biesty.
Publisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, [2014]Copyright date: 2014Edition: First U.S. edition 2014Description: 95 pages (13 folded) : color illustrations ; 30 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780763669904
- 0763669903
- TA149 NA200 .D55 2014
Contents:
Awards: Building a house -- The pyramid of Djoser -- The temples of Greece -- The Parthenon -- The Romans -- Hagia Sophia -- A white robe of churches -- Notre-Dame Cathedral -- Buildings around the world -- The Forbidden City -- The Renaissance in Europe -- Villa Rotonda -- The Taj Mahal -- The baroque in Europe -- Vaux-Le-Vicomte -- Melk Abbey -- Saint Petersburg -- Living in the past -- The Crystal Palace -- Modern buildings -- The Bauhaus -- The United States -- The Chrysler Building -- The international style -- The Sydney Opera House -- The Pompidou Center -- The Straw Bale House -- Index and time line.
- A Junior Library Guild selection
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Non-fiction | Main Collection | TA149 .D55 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5170780 |
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| TA 147 .E52 2008 Engineering fundamentals and problem solving / | TA 147 .P46 2012 Introduction to infrastructure : an introduction to civil and environmental engineering / | TA 148 .O85 1968b Roads, bridges, and tunnels: modern approaches to road engineering / | TA149 .D55 2014 The story of buildings : from the Pyramids to the Sydney Opera House and beyond / | TA 149 .G74 2001 The Eiffel Tower / | TA 151 .C57 1995 The civil engineering handbook / | TA 151 .G4713 2006 Engineering formulas / |
Includes index.
Building a house -- The pyramid of Djoser -- The temples of Greece -- The Parthenon -- The Romans -- Hagia Sophia -- A white robe of churches -- Notre-Dame Cathedral -- Buildings around the world -- The Forbidden City -- The Renaissance in Europe -- Villa Rotonda -- The Taj Mahal -- The baroque in Europe -- Vaux-Le-Vicomte -- Melk Abbey -- Saint Petersburg -- Living in the past -- The Crystal Palace -- Modern buildings -- The Bauhaus -- The United States -- The Chrysler Building -- The international style -- The Sydney Opera House -- The Pompidou Center -- The Straw Bale House -- Index and time line.
Grades 4-8.
A Junior Library Guild selection
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