内容简介
HistoryofArchitecurepresentsacomprehensivesurveyofworldarchitecturefromantiquitytothepresent.Overathousandsuperbphotographsillustrate500importantbuildings,furtherelecidatedbyplansanddetailsofinfividualarchitecturalelements.Aninformative,chronologicallyorganizedtextdecribesindividualbuildingsandtheirstylisticvocabularywithspecializedinpitfromarchitecturaltheoryandthedecorativearts.Themagnificentphotographsandfascinatingtextcombinetoformacompletepresentationoftheartofbuilding.