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Fallen glory : the lives and deaths of history's greatest buildings / James Crawford.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Picador, 2017Edition: First U.S. editionDescription: 566 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781250118295 (hardcover)
  • 1250118298 (hardcover)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 720 23
Summary: "James Crawford uncovers the biographies of 20 of the world’s most fascinating lost and ruined buildings, from the dawn of civilization to the cyber era. The lives of these iconic structures are packed with drama and intrigue, featuring war and religion, politics and art, love and betrayal, catastrophe and hope."--B&T.
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"James Crawford uncovers the biographies of 20 of the world’s most fascinating lost and ruined buildings, from the dawn of civilization to the cyber era. The lives of these iconic structures are packed with drama and intrigue, featuring war and religion, politics and art, love and betrayal, catastrophe and hope."--B&T.