Kingfisher Knowledge is a comprehensive, dynamic series for readers hungry for information on today's hot topics. Using lively, engaging text & state-of-the-art digital artwork, the series covers an immense range of subjects in impressive depth & is a major educational resource. Wonders of the World reveals the history, stories & people behind the planet's most amazing structures. In chapter one, exciting artworks recreate the seven ancient wonders; chapter two zooms in on the later historical wonders, such as the Great Wall of China; & the final chapter reveals modern marvels, including the world's tallest skyscrapers. ...

Over thousands of years, the landscapes, cities & monuments immortalised here by a team of superb photographers have become ...

Man has never stopped to feel the need to demonstrate his creativity & genius, building throughout the world structures which seem of having become higher & higher, bigger & bigger through the ages. Following a detailed chronological order, this book goes from the Pyramids of Giza to the Parthenon in Athens, from the Great Chinese Wall to the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, from the Opera House in Sydney to the Hotel Burj-Al-Arab in Dubai. Wonderful photographs illustrate these wonders, still more impressive thanks to a new format in which this volume is published: a book of great

Dimensions, studied to show off the images of the imposing buildings at their best. Pictures are accompanied by an extremely graphic & modern layout, that works as the perfect frame for the historical texts written by well know experts in art & architecture.

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A worldwide tour of the most exceptional structures ever built. Over the millennia, man has built structures that have not only stood the test of time but that have inspired the design & construction of ever more ambitious buildings. Presented in a substantial format that does justice to its content, this impressive volume pays tribute to the manmade wonders of the world-the iconic monuments which are testimony to our ongoing fascination with the creative process that goes into the design & building of these remarkable structures. Organized chronologically, Wonders of the World starts with the pyramids at Giza which were built in 2560 BC & ends with the Experience Music Project in Seattle, a museum of rock & roll memorabilia & technology-intensive multimedia displays designed by Frank Gehry & built in 2000. Among the countless other buildings featured in this book are The Parthenon in Athens, Angkor Thom in Siem Reap, Cambodia, The Taj Mahal in India, The Capitol of the United States in Washington, DC, The Opera House of Sydney, & The Sagrada Familia, in Barcelona. Hundreds of photographs document these remarkable achievements through images that depict each monument in its setting as well as close-ups that demonstrate the exceptional details & features of each. Accompanying the photographs are meticulously plotted graphics that elaborate on the layout of each monument, providing a context for the authoritative text that describes the history & highlights of each structure, chronicling the efforts of the world's most accomplished designers & architects. ...

From Stonehenge to the Empire State Building, & from Angkor Wat to the Pyramids, this book surveys every continent to discover the most impressive, exotic & intriguing man-made wonders of the world. Arranged in order of longitude, & illustrated with over 100 spectacular photographs, maps & illustrations, 50 Wonders of the World reveals the awesome architectural achievements that man has created over the centuries. This is also the story of the extraordinary peoples & civilizations that created these buildings & the key roles they played as centres of religion, culture or trade. Hagia Sophia; Sydney Opera House; Altamira; Dome of the Rock; Easter Island statues; Chartres; Petra; Empire State Building; Eiffel Tower; Peterhof; Golden Gate Bridge; Neuschwanstein; Solovetsky Island; Lincoln Memorial; Florence Duomo; Minaret of Jam; Monte Alban; Colosseum; Red Fort; Chichen Itza; Pantheon; Golden Temple; Tikal; Grand Canal; Taj Mahal; Machu Picchu; Parthenon; Mahabalipuram; Nasca; Knossos; Angkor Wat; Tiahuanaco; Pyramids of Giza; Potala Palace; Brasilia; Abu Simbel; Borobodur; Clifton Suspension Bridge; St Catherine`s Monastery; Great Wall of China; Stonehenge; Forbidden City; Alhambra; Djenne Mosque; Itsukushima shrine; Guggenheim Museum Bilbao; Great Zimbabwe; Todai-ji; Sagrada Familia; Lalibela. ...

Open up this treasure trove of wonders to visit 43 museums & 50 exhibits! Discover the most fascinating & mysterious objects found in museums, from star attractions to unsung exhibits. With Molly Oldfield, research elf of hit television show QI, unearth the astonishing stories of how these treasures were created, found & finally displayed. Travel back in time to discover an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, encounter China`s mysterious Terracotta Army, sail the seas in a Viking ship, take flight in the world`s first aeroplane, defend World War Two Britain in Churchill`s siren suit, journey to the Moon with Neil Armstrong in the Apollo 11 Command Module & even play in a World Cup Final wearing Pele`s victory shirt. Through stunning photography & glorious illustration, these wonders & many more will bring history, science & culture to life for readers aged 10+, as well as the whole family! ...

The modern world`s greatest buildings capture the imagination & inspire wonder, whether they are places of worship, palaces of power or pleasure, skyscrapers, bridges, tunnels, canals, dams or colossal statues. In ” The Wonders of World Architecture”, an international team of professional architects, engineers & leading architectural historians chart the progress of human ingenuity & creativity in erecting buildings, from AD500 to the present day. ...

The modern world's greatest buildings capture the imagination & inspire wonder, whether they are places of worship, palaces of power or pleasure, skyscrapers, bridges, tunnels, canals, dams or colossal statues. In The Wonders of World Architecture, an international team of professional architects, engineers & leading architectural historians chart the progress of human ingenuity & creativity in erecting buildings, from AD500 to the present day. ...

Nature is full of fleeting wonders. This breathtaking collection of nature photography reveals rare creatures, transports us to distant landscapes, & captures uncommon moments of drama & beauty in the natural world. From a heart-pounding shot of the Wildebeest Migration to a glimpse of the elusive Pampas cat, each image tells a story about the diversity & grandeur of life on earth. Bold, surprising, & jaw-droppingly beautiful, these photographs are all winners of the California Academy of Sciences` Big Picture Natural World Photography Competition. With more than 100 photographs & captions explaining the scientific phenomena & photographic techniques behind each picture, this book will captivate nature lovers, science enthusiasts, photographers, & adventurers. ...

In his first work of non-fiction for over a decade, the author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee draws on more than 50 years of research to offer an anecdotal portrait of the joys, wonders, war & hardships of the frontier American West. He sets out to place the famous tales in their true perspective, revealing that often the unknown truths are even more remarkable than the celebrated fictions. Using frontier newspapers, journals & diaries, as well as the observations of such travellers as Mark Twain, Oscar Wilde & Robert Louis Stevenson, he evokes the experience of the diverse characters who made their way west via wagon, steamboat & horseback, & on their own two feet. ...