100 Great Buildings That Have Influenced the World

Author: Wang Yuanchuan
Publisher: Goodreads Publishing
Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: Beyond Time, Spanning Five Continents
Ancient, Mysterious, Strange, Gorgeous, Amazing – 100 World-Famous Special Buildings You Can’t Classify but Must Know
The Origins of Gothic, Baroque, Renaissance, Modernism…
Michelangelo, Gaudi, Wright…
Explore the Past and Glory of 100 Buildings
Left for the Modern Mystery – The Manors of Mykonos
A Masterpiece of Byzantine Art – Hagia Sophia
The Symbol of Myanmar – The Shwedagon Pagoda
The World’s Oldest Wooden Building – Horyu-ji Temple
The Temple of the World – The Confucius Temple in Qufu
The Representative of Gothic Architecture – The Cathedral of Chartres
The New Jerusalem of Africa – Lalibela Rock-Hewn Churches
The Golden Radiance of Japan – Kinkaku-ji Temple
France’s Architectural Museum – Chateau de Versailles
The Fruit of the British Empire – The British Museum
19th Century’s New Buildings – The Crystal Palace
A Fairy Tale Come True – Neuschwanstein Castle
A Strange Apartment – Casa Milà
The Queen of Skyscrapers – The Chrysler Building
San Francisco’s Golden Gate – The Golden Gate Bridge
Utopian Vision of Modern Architecture – The Marseille Apartments
New York’s Youngest Monument – The Guggenheim Museum
Australia’s Sail – The Sydney Opera House
Awe-Inspiring – The Guggenheim Bilbao
London’s Pearl – The Millennium Dome