Take an exciting tour of world architecture and discover how all kinds of structures are built--from the humblest African mud huts to the slender minarets of Turkish mosques to the earthquake-resistant skyscrapers of Tokyo. ---from the publisher
61 pages 978-0679872566 Ages 8-12
Keywords: building, architecture, engineering, world history, information, photographs, nonfiction, part of a series, 9 year old, 10 year old, 11 year old, 12 year old, Social Studies Curriculum
See also DK Eyewitness Architecture
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Here is an exciting and informative guide to structures in which we live, work, play and worship. Superb color photographs offer a unique “eyewitness” view of buildings from the ground up. See incredible stone gargoyles, where linenfold wood paneling is found, what a Japanese screen is made of and how a hammer-beam roof is supported. Learn how stained glass is made, the difference between hipped and gabled roofs, how medieval tiles were made, what pantiles are and how stonemasons dress and carve stone. Discover the recipe for limewash, what a leggett is, what the three Greek “orders” were, how towers are built and how houses are built on mountainsides, and much, much more!---from the publisher
ebook: 9780756669102
