A walk through architecture
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Why do castles have battlements? Why do lighthouses look like towers? Why are Scandinavian houses made of wood?
Although architecture shapes our environment and the framework of our daily lives, we know little about it…
Whatever the time or place, the form and decoration of each building must meet the various needs of men: protection, government, prayer, work, entertainment… Comparing the solutions found by each culture allows us to better understand the choices made by builders and architects to fulfil these functions.
From the Mongolian yurts to the Empire State Building, from the Parthenon to the Thoronet Abbey, from Vauban to Le Corbusier, this book goes back in time and travels around the world to help the reader discover the most fascinating and impressive of human constructions.
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