Buildings that changed the world / by Klaus Reichold and Bernhard Graf.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Takes the reader on an unconventional and lively journey around the globe and through the history of human civilization, introducing many architectural icons and offering an overview of four thousand years of architectural history. By linking buildings to the people who constructed and lived in them, and by presenting stories and myths connected with them, this book offers an accessible approach to architectural history. Including stunning photographs, plans and entertaining texts, Buildings that Changed the World is a combination of architectural historical information with delightful anecdotes and illustrations.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• The Enigma of Stonehenge (p. 10)
• The Secrets of the Cheops Pyramid (p. 12)
• The Cliff Temple of Abu Simbel (p. 14)
• Persepolis and the New Year's Festival (p. 16)
• Olympia and the Games of Old (p. 18)
• The Acropolis in Athens (p. 20)
• The Theater of Epidaurus (p. 22)
• The Mysterious Past of Teotihuacan (p. 24)
• The Drama of Masada (p. 26)
• The Cliff City of Petra (p. 28)
• The Pont du Gard (p. 30)
• Gladiators at the Colosseum (p. 32)
• Shrine of the Planet Gods: The Pantheon (p. 34)
• The Baths of Caracalla (p. 36)
• Hagia Sophia - A Shrine to God's Wisdom (p. 38)
• The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem (p. 40)
• The Pilgrimage to Mecca (p. 42)
• Sacred to Three World Religions: The Dome of the Rock (p. 44)
• The Former Imperial City of Nara and the Hall of the Great Buddha (p. 46)
• The Mezquita of Cordoba (p. 48)
• The Palatine Chapel, Aachen and the Holy Roman Empire (p. 50)
• The Hradcany in Prague (p. 52)
• The Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela (p. 54)
• The Tower of London (p. 56)
• Mont-Saint-Michel (p. 58)
• The Seat of the English Monarchy (p. 60)
• Cluny: The Most Magnificent Abbey Church (p. 62)
• The Temple Complex of Angkor Wat (p. 64)
• Simplicity as the Ideal in Fontenay Abbey (p. 66)
• The Leaning Tower of Pisa (p. 68)
• The Cathedral of Chartres (p. 70)
• Death-Defying: The Cliff Dwellings of Mesa Verde (p. 72)
• Emperor Frederick II and Castel del Monte (p. 74)
• Fortress and Monastery in One: The Malbork (p. 76)
• Venice, Its Wealth, and the Doge's Palace (p. 78)
• The Alhambra and Poor Boabdil (p. 80)
• The Great Wall of China: The Longest Structure in the World (p. 82)
• Florence and Its Cathedral Dome (p. 84)
• Machu Picchu (p. 86)
• The Medieval Hospital Hotel-Dieu in Beaune (p. 88)
• Oxford University: One of the Intellectual Centers of England (p. 90)
• Moscow and the Kremlin (p. 92)
• Rome and St Peter's Cathedral (p. 94)
• The Chateau of Chambord in the Loire Valley (p. 96)
• King Philip II of Spain and El Escorial (p. 98)
• The Country Residence "La Rotonda," near Vicenza (p. 100)
• Il Gesu, the Jesuit Church in Rome (p. 102)
• A Dream in Marble: The Taj Mahal (p. 104)
• The Winter Palace of the Dalai Lama (p. 106)
• The Royal Palace of Versailles (p. 108)
• Final Resting Place of Heroes: St Paul's Cathedral in London (p. 110)
• The Imperial Palace in Peking (p. 112)
• The Spanish Steps in Rome (p. 114)
• Prince Eugene and the Upper Belvedere in Vienna (p. 116)
• Dominikus Zimmermann and the Wies Church (p. 118)
• The Wise Man of Monticello (p. 120)
• The Capitol in Washington, D.C. (p. 122)
• Napoleon and the Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile (p. 124)
• The Houses of Parliament (p. 126)
• The Old Symbol of a New City: Trinity Church (p. 128)
• Neuschwanstein Castle and Its Tragic King (p. 130)
• The Royal Greenhouses of Laeken (p. 132)
• The Statue of Liberty (p. 134)
• The Burgtheater in Vienna (p. 136)
• Gaudi and the Sagrada Familia (p. 138)
• The Berlin Reichstag (p. 140)
• The Eiffel Tower in Paris (p. 142)
• Moscow and its GUM Department Store (p. 144)
• The Djenne Mosque (p. 146)
• The Gellert Spa in Budapest (p. 148)
• The Center for Anthroposophy: Rudolf Steiner's Goetheanum (p. 150)
• The Quintessence of Functionalism: the Bauhaus in Dessau (p. 152)
• The Empire State Building in New York (p. 154)
• The Golden Gate Bridge (p. 156)
• Frank Lloyd Wright and Fallingwater (p. 158)
• The Pilgrimage Church Notre Dame du Haut near Ronchamp (p. 160)
• The Atomium (p. 162)
• The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York (p. 164)
• Brazil's Parliament Building in the Jungle (p. 166)
• The Sydney Opera House (p. 168)
• The Olympic Park in Munich (p. 170)
• The Centre Pompidou in Paris (p. 172)
• Niki de Saint Phalle's Tarot Garden (p. 174)
• The Louvre Pyramid (p. 176)
• Mountains of Metal: The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao (p. 178)
• The Millennium Tower (p. 180)
• World Trade Center (p. 182)