1001 buildings you must see before you die
By: general editor, Mark Irving ; preface by Peter St. John
Publisher: Cassell Illustrated
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 960
ISBN-13: 9781844035786
Subjects: Bouwkunst; Buildings; Guidebooks; Historic buildings
Other titles: One thousand and one buildings you must see before you die.; Thousand and one buildings you must see before you die.
Description: This title is a visual testament to the beauty, grace and fortitude of the world's greatest architectural achievements. It is not only concerned with size, but also includes some of the world's most remarkable domestic buildings, as well as railway buildings, chapels, casinos, concert halls and museums.
Notes: "A Quintessence Book"--Title page verso.

Includes indexes.
Table of contents: title: Ancient world to the Renaissance; title: Empire to revolution; title: Birth of the modern; title: Modernism goes global; title: Rise of Postmodernism; title: Fast into the future.