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Architecture : the critics' choice : 150 masterpieces of western architecture

Dan D. Cruickshank

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Provides a fascinating 'guided tour' of the worlds greatest buildings. The book is divided into ten chapters, each dedicated to an architectural period and style. Each building is described and dissected in a lively, self-contained essay covering such topics as who built it and why.

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Provides a fascinating 'guided tour' of the worlds greatest buildings. The book is divided into ten chapters, each dedicated to an architectural period and style. Each building is described and dissected in a lively, self-contained essay covering such topics as who built it and why.

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Provides a fascinating 'guided tour' of the worlds greatest buildings. The book is divided into ten chapters, each dedicated to an architectural period and style. Each building is described and dissected in a lively, self-contained essay covering such topics as who built it and why.

Key concepts: Architecture, Style (visual arts), Period (music), Art history, Architectural style, Art, Visual arts, Architectural engineering

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