Author(s): KUNTH VERLAG

Architecture / Interior Design

A stunning photo book featuring portraits and summaries of 169 masterpieces from 10,000-plus years of architectural history, from churches and temples, castles and caves to pyramids and palaces, walls, towers, and more!

The iridescent play of light through Gothic windows. Skyscrapers gleaming in the sun. The worn steps of a Mayan pyramid. Indian temples rich in detailed reliefs. Buildings move us, protect us, and give us places for devotion and contemplation, political debate, and artistic expression. Here, humankind's architectural masterpieces are presented in outstanding photographs, accompanied by texts that highlight interesting facts about each monument's history.

Presented chronologically, this organization reveals often-overlooked parallels among cultures worldwide: Who would have thought that while the Romans were discussing politics at the Forum, life was flourishing in the Mexican city of Teotihuacán? Or that the Great Mosque of Djenné and St. Patrick's Cathedral were built at the same time?

This captivating book will take you on a global exploration of humanity's greatest architectural achievements, all of which bear witness to their time.

CONTENTS / List of Places
Gobekli Tepe 14
Newgrange 16
Stonehenge 18
Ring of Brodgar 20
Pyramids of Giza 22
Great Sphinx 24
Luxor Temple 26
Karnak Temple Complex 28
Abu Simbel 30
Abu Simbel: Temple of Hathor 32
Persepolis 34
Delphi 36
Acropolis of Athens 38
Philae Temple of Isis 40
Petra 42
Nemrut Dağı 44
Wailing Wall 46
Roman Forum 48
Colosseum 50
Pantheon 52
Ephesus 54
Copan 56
Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem 58
Basilica of Saint Mary Major 60
Palenque 62
Chichen Itza 64
Tikal 66
Hagia Sophia 68
Ellora Caves 70
Al-Masjid Al-Nabawi 72
Masjid al-Haram 74
Hagia Sophia 76
Uxmal 78
Teotihuacan 80
Leshan Giant Buddha 82
Borobudur Temple 84
My Son 86
Aachen Cathedral 88 Great Wall of China 90
Dambulla Cave Temple 92
Ruins of Angkor 94
Imam Reza Shrine 96
Itchan Kala 98
Khajuraho Group of Monuments 100
Rani Ki Vav 102
Speyer Cathedral 104
Piazza del Duomo of Pisa (Cathedral Square, Pisa) 106
Canterbury Cathedral 108
Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey 110
St. Stephan's Cathedral in Vienna 112
Strasbourg Minster 114
Great Mosque of Djenne 116
St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin 118
Chartres Cathedral 120
Minaret of Jam 122
Lalibela Church 124
Salamanca Cathedral 126
Doge's Palace 128
Piazza del Campo 130 Durham Cathedral 132
Chan Chan 134 Reims Cathedral 136
St. Mary's Basilica, Krakow 138
Toledo Cathedral 140
Cologne Cathedral 142
Kōtoku-in 144
Roskilde Cathedral 146
Florence Cathedral 148
Palazzo Vecchio 150
Westminster Abbey 152
Castles of King Edward in Gwynedd 154
Albi Cathedral 156
Cite de Carcassonne 158
St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague 160
Alcazar of Seville 162
Alhambra 164
Ayutthaya City 166
Bagan 168
Himeji Castle 170
Ulm Minster 172
Milan Cathedral 174
Sukhothai Historical Park 176
Meteora Monasteries 178
Moai 180
Shah-i-Zinda 182
Gur-e Amir 184
Forbidden City 186
Machu Picchu 188
Sistine Chapel 190
Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba 192
Sacsayhuaman 194
Amber Fort 196
Jeronimos Monastery of Belem 198
St. Peter's Basilica 200
Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial 202
Registan 204
Selimiye Mosque 206
Kremlin Cathedrals 208
Saint Basil's Cathedral, Moscow 210
Sultan Ahmed Mosque 212
Taj Mahal 214
Palace of Versailles 216
Shah Jahan Mosque 218
St. Paul's Cathedral 220
Opera Garnier 222
Wurzburg Residence 224
Potala Palace in Lhasa 226
Meherangarh Fort 228
Melk Abbey 230
Library of Trinity College 232
Margravial Opera House, Bayreuth 234
Pilgrimage Church of Wies 236
Schonbrunn Palace 238
Summer Palace, Peking 240
Teatro alla Scala 242
Abbey Library of Saint Gall 244
Grand Palace, Bangkok 246
United States Capitol 248
City Palace, Jaipur 250
Saint Isaac's Cathedral 252
Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls 254
Walhalla 256
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II 258
Vienna State Opera 260
Spanish Synagogue, Prague 262
Neuschwanstein Castle 264
Natural History Museum 266
Brooklyn Bridge 268
Kunsthistorisches Museum of Vienna 270
Museum of Natural History of Vienna 272
Tower Bridge 274
Church of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ 276
Hungarian Parliament Building 278
Eiffel Tower 280
Basilica de la Sagrada Familia 282
Palace of Catalan Music, Barcelona 284
Mount Rushmore National Memorial 286
Chrysler Building 288
Empire State Building 290
Golden Gate Bridge 292
St. Joseph's Church, Le Havre 294
Cathedral of Brasilia & National Congress Building 296
Sydney Opera House 298
Arche de la Defense 300
Hassan II Mosque 302
Oriental Pearl Tower 304
Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao 306
Petronas Towers 308
Burj al Arab 310
Valencia Opera House 312
Shanghai World Financial Center 314
National Center for the Performing Arts, Peking 316
Oslo Opera House 318
Sheikh Zayed Mosque 320
Burj Khalifa 322
Abraj Al-Bait Towers 324
Guangzhou Opera Hous