World's Greatest Wonders

From Nature's Special Places to Stunning Masterpieces Created by Outstanding Artists and Architects

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

World's Greatest Wonders is an invitation to rediscover the most stunning natural and man-made places in the world, with beautiful photography and 3-D cutaway models.  

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Chartwell Books
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. September 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 279mm x 221mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 1293g
• ISBN-13: 9780785837954
• ISBN-10: 0785837957
• Artikelnr.: 57641456

Autorenporträt

Publishing and supplying books to wholesalers, mail order companies, and retail stores for over 60 years, Chartwell Books publishes across a wide range of subjects, including history, craft, home reference, puzzles and games, music, art instruction, transportation, and more.

Inhaltsangabe

6 Introduction
8 MAN-MADE WONDERS
10 The Creative Impulse of Human Beings
12 Stonehenge
20 Pyramids of Giza
28 Valley of the Kings
36 Petra
44 The Acropolis
52 Terracotta Army
60 The Colosseum
68 Teotihuacán
76 Nazca Lines
84 Chichen Itzá
92 The Moai
100 Angkor Wat
108 Machu Picchu
116 Forbidden City
124 St Peter’s Basilica
132 Taj Mahal
140 Empire State Building
148 Sydney Opera House
156 WONDERS OF NATURE
158 Paradise in its Pure State
160 Antarctica
168 The Galapagos Islands
176 The Amazon
184 Iguazu Falls
192 The Sahara
200 Virunga National Park
208 Kilimanjaro
216 Anjajavy
224 The Himalayas
232 Niagara Falls
240 The Grand Canyon
248 Tongariro