Manmade Wonders of the World

Manmade Wonders of the World is a wide-ranging survey of renowned buildings and structures created by humans, spanning statues, monuments, temples, bridges and ancient cities. Organised as a continent-by-continent journey, it explores how different cultures have applied ingenuity and imagination to produce iconic works, from Stonehenge to the Sagrada Familia, and from the Great Wall of China to the Burj Khalifa. The book takes a global view of how people in distant places have approached similar challenges, including keeping enemies out and venerating their gods. A foreword by writer, historian and broadcaster Dan Cruickshank frames the experience as a journey through both the present and the past, noting that many of these wonders have roots in antiquity. Key details Continent-by-continent approach to famous human-made structures Includes a foreword by Dan Cruickshank Combines photography with 3D cutaway artworks,...