World-renowned Architecture Appreciation

Author: Liao Xuanyu Hua
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features:
Ancient Temple - White Horse Temple 2
Jewel of the Roof of the World - Potala Palace 4
Water Cloud Village in the North - Chengde Mountain Resort 8
Holy Land of the Three Bays - Big Baipa Archway 12
"Big and Small Pearls Falling on Jade Plate" - Oriental Pearl Tower 16
Sacred Land of Buddhist Scriptures - Big Wild Goose Pagoda 20
Jiangxi Gem - Fenghuang Ancient Town 24
Remnants of the Tang Dynasty - Foguang Temple 28
Palace of Marvellous Buildings - Forbidden City 32
Unparalleled Scenery in the World - Yellow Crane Tower 36
Unique Style - Hakka Earth Houses 40
Dabao Spirit - Lijiang Ancient Town 44
Jin Merchant's Homeland - Pingyao Ancient Town 48
Paradise on Earth - Suzhou Gardens 52
Unity of Heaven and Man - Temple of Heaven 56
Seeing Peach Blossom Spring Again - Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui 60
Eastern Giant Dragon - Great Wall 64
Technology Above All - Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Tower 68
Moon Rises Over the Sea - Hong Kong International Airport 72
" Sesame Blossoms Grow Higher Each Day" - China Bank of Hong Kong Tower 76
"Perilous Building on Cliff" - Hanging Temple 80
Paradigm of Chinese Imperial Gardens - Summer Palace 84
"Garden of Gardens" - Yuanmingyuan 88
Crown of Wooden Pagodas - Yingxian Wooden Pagoda 92
Outstanding Prose - Yueyang Tower 96
Venice of China - Zhouzhuang 100
Iron Giant - Eiffel Tower 104
Spiritual Home of the French - Paris Opera 108
Origin of Gothic Architecture - Notre-Dame de Paris 110
Beautiful Because It Leans - Leaning Tower of Pisa 114
Extraterrestrial Visitor - Guggenheim Museum Bilbao 118
From Darkness to Light - German Parliament Building 122
Representative of European Royal Gardens - Palace of Versailles 124
Starting Point of the Renaissance - Florence Cathedral 128
Burial Place of Gladiators - Roman Colosseum 132
Collision of Triangles - East Building of the National Gallery of Art, Washington 136
Fairyland - Saint Basil's Cathedral 140
Contending with Time - Pyramids 144
Napoleon's Medal - Arc de Triomphe 148
Melodious Unity - Cologne Cathedral 152
Mysterious Light - Notre-Dame de Ronchamp 156
Mountain Spirit - Fallingwater 160
Renewed Facade - Louvre 164
Witness to the "Century Wedding" - St. Paul's Cathedral, London 168
London's Gate - Tower Bridge 172
Utopia in the Age of Technology - Mura Museum 176
Psychedelic Architecture - Casa Milà 180
"Poem of Marble" - Milan Cathedral 184
Ingenious Spiral - Guggenheim Museum, New York 188
Fleeting Past - World Trade Center, New York 192
Architectural Manifesto of High-Tech - Centre Pompidou 196
National Treasure of Japan - Himeji Castle 198
Center of Catholicism - Saint Peter's Basilica 202
"Europe's Most Beautiful Drawing Room" - Piazza San Marco 208
Pure Land in Turbulent Times - Saint Sophia Cathedral 212
Skyscrapers Reach for the Sky - Twin Towers 216
Harmony Amidst Chaos - St?del Museum 128
Moving Monument of Love - Taj Mahal 222
Perfect Dome - Pantheon 226
Temple of Music - Vienna State Opera 230
Marvellous Craft - Angkor Wat 234
Sails of Art - Sydney Opera House 238
Box Holding White Clouds - New Arc de Triomphe 242
Microcosm of Ancient Greek Civilization - Acropolis of Athens 246
Symphony of Gothic Revival - Houses of Parliament, UK 250