Landmarks & Monuments

Since its construction, Notre Dame Cathedral has played a central role in French cultural identity. In the wake of the tragic fire of 2019, questions of how to restore the fabric of this quintessential French monument are once more at the forefront. This...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983227502Author Anthony W RobinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 182Imprint Thompson & Columbus, Inc.Publisher Thompson & Columbus, Inc.Weight(grams)...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782080204370Author Adrien GoetzFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint FlammarionPublisher Editions FlammarionWeight(grams) 920g

In this sumptuous portrait of the house known as 'the English Versailles', the Duke of Buccleuch sets the scene with a history of his ancestors, the Montagus of Boughton, who acquired the manor in Northamptonshire in the reign of Henry VIII. Ralph, 1st...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782080247537Author Adrien GoetzFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint FlammarionPublisher Editions FlammarionWeight(grams) 2500g

The greatest structures in human history. Explore the constructions that have shaped our world and learn their hidden secrets in this large format highly illustrated book. Each building analysed by the author is illustrated with its...

Monuments are all around us. We walk or drive past them every day, yet we are often only vaguely aware of their existence. They are in cemeteries and parks; on busy streets and in lonely places; they stand by the sea or on the top of hills. Some are very...

Edwin Lutyens' Memorial to the Missing of the Somme at Thiepval in Northern France, visited annually by tens of thousands of tourists, is arguably the finest structure erected by any British architect in the twentieth century. It is the principal,...

A concise history of the world's greatest stone circle, Stonehenge, by Britain's leading expert. Every aspect of Stonehenge is re-considered in Aubrey Burl's new analysis. He explains for the first time how the outlying Heel Stone long predates...

The reconstructed Berliner Schloss in the heart of the German capital is both a monument of Baroque architecture and a vital new cultural building in the city. The art history, architecture and sculpture of the palace's masterful facades by Andreas...

On Charles II's restoration to the throne in 1660, four of his supporters were provided with plots of land in a leafy suburb of London, on which to build their extravagant town palaces. The only one to survive - built for the poet and courtier Sir John...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782081513525Author Guillaume PiconFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint FlammarionPublisher Editions FlammarionWeight(grams) 2400g

The Edwardian castles of north Wales were built by a Savoyard master mason, but also by many other artisans from Savoy. What is more extraordinary, is that the constables of Flint, Rhuddlan, Conwy and Harlech were also Savoyards, the Justiciar and Deputy...

Why is it easy to hate and difficult to love? When societies fracture into warring tribes, we demonise those who oppose us. We tear down our statues, forgetting that what begins with the destruction of statues, often leads to the killing of people...

When the brilliant classical architect Charles Barry won the competition to build a new, Gothic, Houses of Parliament in London he thought it was the chance of a lifetime. It swiftly turned into the most nightmarish building programme of the century...

Discover the most incredible man-made wonders, from Stonehenge to Burj Khalifa, with this unparalleled catalog of the most famous and intriguing buildings and monuments created by humans.Man-Made Wonders of the World features a range of structures from...

When Philip Johnson died in 2005 at the age of 98, he was still one of the most recognizable--and influential--figures on the American cultural landscape. The first recipient of the Pritzker Prize and MoMA's founding architectural curator, Johnson made...

The Pritzker Prize is the most prestigious international prize for architecture. Architect includes all 42 recipients of the Pritzker Prize, and captures in pictures and their own words their awe-inspiring achievements. Organized in reverse chronological...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912018109Author Bushra MohamedPage Count 2Imprint Blue Crow MediaPublisher Blue Crow MediaWeight(grams) 40g

Some of the finest architectural structures in India are to be found below ground: these are its ancient stepwells. Stepwells are unique to India; the earliest rudimentary wells date from about the 4th century CE, and eventually they were built...

"A fascinating and insightful meditation on the act of memory as a built reality. " - Daniel Libeskind, architectAn extraordinary book that explores the art, architecture, and design of memorials around the world from the late twentieth century to today...

This is the first English translation of Francesco Sansovino's (1521-1586) celebrated guide to Venice, which was first published in 1561. One of the earliest books to describe the monuments of Venice for inquisitive travelers, Sansovino's guide was...

In 1051, a monk of Canterbury Cathedral made a bizarre observation in what would eventually form part of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. In his chronicling of the year's events, he described the establishment of a new fortification in Herefordshire by French...

Venice has developed into a Mecca for international architects in the last few decades. The elite of contemporary architecture gather to celebrate the most prestigious architecture exhibition of our time at the Biennale in the shadows of St. Mark's...

For 200 years the Thurn und Taxis family have called the palace of St. Emmeram home. Regarded as one of Germany's finest examples of historicist architecture, the Regensburg residence's myriad rooms trace centuries of distinctive styles: a...

Why is it easy to hate and difficult to love? When societies fracture into warring tribes, we demonise those who oppose us. We tear down our statues, forgetting that what begins with the destruction of statues, often leads to the killing of people...

"The model of what a concise, attractive guidebook should be."-Mid-Atlantic CountryThis lively and informative guide offers tourists, residents, and architecture aficionados insights into nearly 450 of Washington, DC's, most noteworthy buildings and...

This book tells the story of a remarkable building, the Rotunda, and its unique landscape. The Rotunda has had two separate but equally significant lives - the first as a tented ballroom in Westminster and the second as an artillery museum in Woolwich...

The first in-depth study since the 1980s of the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, a building that is often considered the most poignant architectural expression of the Romantic imagination and that has become a hallmark of Regency style Created between 1787...

This is the captivating story of the century-old Wrigley Building its design, construction, and enduring significance as one of Chicago s most emblematic buildings. Through meticulous research and spectacular photography, the book unearths a century s...

As the twentieth century began, Indianapolis found itself at the center of a booming commercial and industrial network with new office buildings, department stores, theaters, hotels, factories, places or worship, and the largest electric interurban train...

A speculative essay on language in the face of climate catastrophe: how we memorialize what has been lost and what soon will be, pushing public imagination into generative realms."I am in need of a word," writes Lauren Markham in an email to the Bureau...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909741744Author Deborah ClarkeFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Royal Collection TrustPublisher Royal Collection Trust

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467143868Author Traci BlissFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint History PressPublisher History PressWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 226mm * 152mm * 13mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467145978Author David GendellFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint History PressPublisher History PressWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578807362Author Mark HouserFormat PaperbackPage Count 252Imprint Houser TalksPublisher Houser TalksWeight(grams) 372gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 14mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781797227474Author Jose Luis Gonzalez MaciasFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Chronicle BooksPublisher Chronicle BooksWeight(grams) 567gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935677420Author Roger VoglerFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Grantha CorporationPublisher Grantha CorporationWeight(grams) 1053g

Historic Meetinghouses and Churches of New Hampshire thoroughly documents the history of these unique civic and religious related structures in all areas of the state from Colonial times into the twentieth century. Discussed are details about key...