Skylines of the World: Yesterday and Today - Couverture rigide

Goodspeed, M. Hill

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0789399792 ISBN 13 : 9780789399793

Editeur : Universe Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

Skylines of the World Skylines of the World: Yesterday and Today is a veritable feast of 49 of the world's major cities presented for your reading and viewing pleasure.Begin your journey in North America, where cosmopolitan epicenters were built largely upon classical European models, which today resolutely butt against modern glass and steel beacons pointing toward the future. Then to South America, where a dramatic l... Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

This incomparable volume sparkles with spectacular panoramic photographs. From the sentinels of ancient Jerusalem, Athens, and Rome, to the medieval steeples of Munich and Budapest, to the magnificence of Renaissance Florence and Venice, each city’s contemporary skyline is beautifully juxtaposed with its historic foundations. Complementing these images are historical photographs and bird’s-eye-view maps reflecting each city’s distinct character. Guiding this spectacular tour within Skylines of the World: Yesterday and Today is the well-traveled historian M. Hill Goodspeed who walks the reader through the key architectural developments of each city, from New York to Hong Kong.

Biographie de l'auteur :

M. Hill Goodspeed is a historian for the Department of the Navy. James Blakeway founded Blakeway Worldwide Panoramas in 1989. He travels in pursuit of photographs as many as 200 days out of the year. Christopher Gjevre was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After working in the photography industry for ten years, he joined forces with James Blakeway in 1991.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Universe Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0789399792
• ISBN 13: 9780789399793
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 224