No rules (The Legendary Lives of 100 Architects)

Author: A.K. Samin (Russia)
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: This book compiles the life stories and experiences of 100 great architects in history. Their legendary life journeys have burst with countless miracles in their short lives. Their diverse architectural energies and talents have created a significant part of modern urban civilization—architectural art. A few years ago, the movie The Phantom of the Louvre rekindled people's interest in the mysterious information hidden within buildings. Of course, it is a bit forced to connect a movie with architecture itself in this way. But who can be certain that the architect who restored the Louvre did not hide those unknown secrets in some corner of the building? When Bernini was invited by King Louis XIV of France to participate in the design of the Louvre's facade, what ultimate force caused his "Baroque Louvre" to die in the womb? History has left behind a wealth of artistic treasures, as well as certain secrets that remain unspoken.