The New Seven Wonders of the World are introduced from the
architectural point of view in this fully illustrated title.
The Great Wall of China, Petra, The Colosseum, Chichén Itzá, Machu
Picchu, The Taj Mahal, and Christ the Redeemer were selected as the new
seven wonders of the world by over 600 million people who participated
in a vote between 2000 and 2007. But have you ever wondered how these
monumental structures were built centuries ago without using the modern
technologies and heavy machinery that is available today? This book will
give you the answers you are looking for.
These buildings are a unique cross-section of world architecture and
offer a unique opportunity to compare the approaches, but also cultures
of the entire world and different historical periods. Come and travel
with us across the world and time and peek behind the curtain of the
creation of the architectural monuments that have helped shape the
current world.