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Full-color artwork, including cutaway illustrations and exploded views, explores some of the world's most famous architectural landmarks, including the Paris Opera, the Taj Mahal, and Grand Central Station.

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  • Reading level: Ages 9-12
  • Hardcover: 48 pages
  • Publisher: Dorling Kindersley (March 15, 1993)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1564582345
  • ISBN-13: 978-1564582348
  • Product Dimensions: 14.2 x 10.8 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #262,993 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Architecture, May 14, 2003
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If you want to know about the greatest buildings in the world, then Amazing Buildings by Philp Wilkinson is the book for you. This book is one of the best books for finding information on great buildings. In my opinion the best one was the Roman Coliseum. On a scale of one to ten (ten being the highest) I would give this book a 10 because it tells you everything.

Amazing Buildings is a great book because it shows how the buildings were built. It also shows great detail and design.

Philp Wilkinson probably wrote this book because he wanted to show people the greatest buildings ever made, and get others interested in architecture.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting and informative! My kids love it!, August 29, 1999
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This book details famous buildings of the past and present. It shows layers of rooms with full decorations and people. Rooms are described in great detail. My daughter is interested in architecture, and this book was great for her.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 21 Great Buildings Inside And Out, November 13, 2005
This gloriously great book gives cross-sections that show just about everything that you could wonder about how a number of famous ancient and modern structures were constructed, what keeps them up, and what they look like underneath their facades. I used to check these sorts of books out from the library when I was little and stare for hours at their intricate illustrations. When I saw this on a shelf, it took me way back, so I got it and found it every bit as great as the books that used to fascinate me when I was in my single-digit years and my parents figured I'd grow up to be an architect or engineer. (Sorry, guys...) In Amazing Buildings, you can see how bright the colors once were on the palace of Minos, get a bird's eye view of Chartres Cathedral, trace the path of the spiral staircase within the Statue of Liberty, or find out that there are eight miles of zippers holding down the Astroturf at the Toronto Sky Dome. It's all pretty neat! I was pleased to see someone is keeping alive the tradition of the "educational picture books" of the David Macaulay type, and doing a nice job of it. Amazing Buildings is sure to give hours of informative gazing to the curious book-lover of any age!
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