Titoli in Architettura

Un viaje fantástico al esplendor del Reino de los Faraones: Alejandría, Guiza, Sakkara, Dendera, Karnak, Luxor, Deir el-Bahari, Deir el-Medina, Medinet-Habu, File, Abu Simbel, Elefantina, Asuán y La tumba de Nefertari.

L'audioguida racconta la storia, descrive l'architettura e riporta fatti interessanti sull'oratorio. Rossano è una delle città più importanti della Calabria sotto il dominio bizantino e qui si è conservato uno dei monumenti più significativi di quell'epoca: l'Oratorio di San Marco, fondato nei sec. X-XI. Durante il restauro sono emersi frammenti di sculture ammirevoli e resti di affreschi del periodo bizantino: una Madonna col Bambino, che doveva essere parte di una rappresentazione molto più estesa.

The audioguide tells the story, describes the architecture and presents interesting facts about the cathedral of Cefalù, recognized as a UNESCO heritage site. The imposing dimensions of the cathedral give us an idea of Ruggero's great political project. The fulcrum of the whole Duomo are the marvelous mosaics; they cover an area of 650 square meters. The audioguide has been made by professionals in the field of history and art.

L'audioguida racconta la storia, descrive l'architettura e riporta fatti interessanti sull'arco trionfale di Costantino a Roma, posto tra il Colosseo e il Palatino e fatto realizzare dal fondatore di Costantinopoli. L'arco a tre fornici, costruito negli anni 312-315 per celebrare la vittoria di Costantino su Massenzio nella battaglia combattuta presso il ponte Milvio.

L'audioguida racconta la storia, descrive l'architettura e riporta fatti interessanti sulla basilica di Santa Maria in Domnica, che si trova a Roma sulla sommità del Monte Celio. Merita particolare attenzione la decorazione dell'abside centrale. Colpiscono i colori vivaci, soprattutto considerando che molti mosaici dell'abside risalgono al IX secolo e rappresentano un'opera di scuola bizantina.

J.E. Gordon strips engineering of its confusing technical terms, communicating its founding principles in accessible, witty prose. For anyone who has ever wondered why suspension bridges don't collapse under eight lanes of traffic, how dams hold back—or give way under—thousands of gallons of...

Discover the key architectural concepts behind the world's most incredible buildings and structures. The Architecture Book goes beyond other architecture books to analyze not just buildings themselves, but the ideas and principles that make each of the featured structures key to the history and...

L'audioguida racconta la storia, descrive l'architettura e riporta fatti interessanti sulla basilica. L'isola di Torcello, popolata sin dall'epoca romana, diede rifugio alla popolazione dalla terraferma nel periodo delle incursioni dei Goti. La basilica di Santa Maria Assunta fu costruita nel 639. Fulcro della cattedrale sono i magnifici mosaici, eseguiti da maestranze locali e bizantine. L'audioguida è stata realizzata da professionisti nel campo della storia e dell'arte.

The Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern Pennsylvania is a nonprofit organization that has played an integral part in rebuilding the Pittsburgh region’s economy over the course of eight decades. This book showcases the efforts of RIDC to renew and improve the Pittsburgh...

What can a city reveal about the civilization that built it? In The City, influential urban thinker Lewis Mumford examines the growth of American cities and the social values embedded in their streets, buildings, industries, and neighborhoods. Mumford argues that every period of American history...

এই বইটি শুধুমাত্র বাংলা নয়, এই বইটি হলো বাঙালির ইতিহাস। নীহাররঞ্জন রায় একজন বিখ্যাত বাংলা সাহিত্যিক ও স্কলার।...

Discover ancient stone wonders and the secrets of architectural preservation through the eyes and hands of one of the world's greatest stonemasons. Around the world and across time, the buildings of the gods and royalty have mostly been made of stone. For more than forty years, the eminent...

As cidades são, notadamente, reduto dos homens, em que às mulheres é imposto o status de segunda classe. Por meio de uma geografia de exclusão real e material, as mulheres encontram no ambiente urbano entraves e afirmações que reforçam papé...

A top historian offers a new history of Paris’s Belle Époque, the luminous age of the Eiffel Tower and the Sacré-Cœur Basilica, but also of social unrest and violent clashes over what it meant to be French From the wrought ironwork of the Eiffel Tower to the flourishing art nouveau movement...

Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Ada Louise Huxtable's biography of America's greatest architect Renowned architecture critic Ada Louise Huxtable's biography Frank Lloyd Wright looks at the architect and the man, from his tumultuous personal life to his long career as a master builder. Along the...

Uncover the awe-inspiring history and indigenous engineering of a sacred empire carved directly into the Andean mountains. Perfect for your morning commute or an immersive weekend escape, this atmospheric narrative transports you to a harsh, breathtaking landscape. Feel the thin air in your...

Step onto the gritty scaffolds of medieval history and survive the brutal, unvarnished reality of cathedral building. Perfect for an immersive commute, this atmospheric journey strips away romanticized myths to expose a perilous world of rigid class divides and fierce craftsmanship. Follow one...

Turn urban pollution and climate anxiety into practical sustainability solutions during your daily city commute. Discover how ordinary neighborhoods are tackling extreme heat, flood risks, and waste management through grassroots environmentalism and smart urban planning. This hopeful...

Leave marble palaces behind and dive into the gritty, sensory reality of daily urban living in ancient Roman history. Perfect for your daily commute, this immersive social history transports you directly into the smoky, crowded tenement blocks where the vast majority of citizens actually lived...

Uncover the epic history and ancient engineering of a massive empire built entirely on a volatile lake. Perfect for your daily commute, this immersive historical journey transports you to the pre-Aztec Valley of Mexico. Experience the awe-inspiring rise of a civilization that turned deadly...