Grand Visions. Marvels Of Building And Engineering

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Publisher: New Holland
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 2010
Edition: First Edition

Description: 256 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: The latest book from Xavier Waterkeyn, Grand Visions is the must-have almanac to the best-known icons of the world.Describing the monumental visions of civilisations from two thousand years ago, and beyond, Grand Visions details the Tower of Babel and the Biblically noted Walls of Jericho to the Great Wall of China and the Pyramids of Giza.Brimming with full-colour photographs and packed with intricately detailed research, Waterkeyn paints the picture of the enormity of these Grand Visions and their importance to civilization, both at the time of their creation and today.Witness the genius, skill and power behind some of the worlds best-known icons, and learn the story behind why the French couldnt complete the Panama Canal, or where the Walt Disney first got his inspiration for Cinderellas castle.Visit ancient sites and modern metropolises, unravel the nuances of kings and queens and dare to dream of the next Grant Visions to come!

ISBN: 9781741107425