What's So Great About The Eiffel Tower? 70 Questions That Will Change The Way You Think About Architecture
Author: Jonathan Glancey
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: 9781780679198
: Laurence King Publishing
: Laurence King Publishing
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: 01 January 2017
: 197mm X 140mm
: United Kingdom
: 27.99
: 01 February 2017
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: Jonathan Glancey
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: 100 colour illustrations
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Why do we find the idea of a multi-colored Parthenon so shocking today? Why was the Eiffel Tower such a target for hatred when it was first built? Is the Sagrada Familia a work of genius or kitsch? Why has Le Corbusier, one of the greatest of all architects, been treated as a villain? This book examines the critical legacy of both well known and either forgotten or underappreciated highpoints in the history of world architecture. Through 70 engaging, thought-provoking, and often amusing debates, Jonathan Glancey invites readers to take a fresh look at the reputations of the masterpieces and great architects in history. You may never look at architecture in the same way again
