Reference Guide to Famous Engineering Landmarks of the World

Reference Guide to Famous Engineering Landmarks of the World
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 570
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ISBN-10 : 9781135932619
ISBN-13 : 1135932611
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Book Synopsis Reference Guide to Famous Engineering Landmarks of the World by : Lawrence Berlow

Download or read book Reference Guide to Famous Engineering Landmarks of the World written by Lawrence Berlow and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-04-22 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 650 landmarks are covered, ranging from ancient monuments such as Stonehenge, to contemporary engineering feats such as the World Trade Center in New York City. The concisely-written entries describe when the landmark was built, who built it, why it was built, its dimensions, how it was constructed, and any problems encountered during construction. Additional features include: numerous photographs; biographies of important builders and designers; glossary; chronology of dates in civil engineering from 3000 BC to the present; listings of tallest buildings, longest bridges, and highest dams, and a geographical index which locates the structures by country.


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