This book features some of the most important buildings in the history of world architecture - from the pyramids and Parthenon to some of the most significant works by recent architects.

Table of Contents

• INTRODUCTION
• CULTURE-DEFINING MONUMENTS
• Uluru, Northern Territory, Australia
• Great Pyramid of Khufu, Giza, Egypt
• Parthenon, Athens, Greece
• Colosseum, Rome, Italy
• Temple 1, Tik'al, Guatemala
• Great Stupa of Sanchi, Bhopal, India
• Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
• Ise Grand Shrine, Kansai, Honshu, Japan
• Great Enclosure, Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
• Twin Pagodas, Luohanyuan Temple, China
• St Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy
• Taj Mahal, Agra, India
• Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
• Empire State Building, New York City, USA
• Cathedral of Light, Nuremberg, Germany
• Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
• Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange, Los Angeles, USA
• DWELLINGS
• Houses at Catal Huyuk and Troy, Turkey
• Houses at Nagano, Japan, and Skara Brae, Orkney, UK
• Igloo, Tipi and Bedouin Tent
• Villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii, Italy
• Houses in Burkina Faso and Kythera, Greece
• Karo Batak Houses Sumatra, Indonesia
• Le Thoronet Abbey, Provence, France
• Dürer House, Nuremberg, Germany
• Palazzo Medici, Florence, Italy
• Chateau of Chambord, Centre (region), France
• Chateau of Ancy-le-Franc, Burgundy, France
• Villa Capra, Vicenza, Italy
• Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, UK
• Tea Houses, Katsura Imperial Villa, Kyoto, Japan
• Chateau of Maisons-Laffitte, Île de France, France
• Berrington Hall, Herefordshire, UK
• Queen's Hamlet, Versailles, France
• Monticello, Virginia, USA
• Neuschwanstein, Bavaria, Germany
• Horta House, Brussels, Belgium
• Unité d'Habitation, Marseilles, France
• Lake Shore Drive Apartments, Chicago, USA
• Schröder House, Utrecht, Netherlands
• PLACES OF WORSHIP
• Megalithic Temples of Malta
• Great Ziggurat of Ur, Nasiriyah, Iraq
• Great Temple of Amon-Ra, Karnak, Egypt
• Temple of Apollo at Delphi, Greece
• Temple of Apollo Epikourios, Bassae, Greece
• Maison Carrée, Nîmes, France
• Pantheon, Rome, Italy
• Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India
• Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, Israel
• Great Mosque of Damascus, Syria
• Shore Temple, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu, India
• Mosque Cathedral of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
• Borobudur Stupa, Java, Indonesia
• Lingaraj Temple, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
• Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India
• Durham Cathedral, Durham, UK
• Temple of Kukulkan, Chich'en Itzá, Yucatán, Mexico
• Basilica of the Madeleine, Vézelay, Burgundy, France
• Angkor Wat, Angkor, Cambodia
• Stave Church, Urnes, Norway
• Bourges Cathedral, Centre (region), France
• Cologne Cathedral, North Rhine–Westphalia, Germany
• Konark Sun Temple, Konark, Odisha, India
• Golden Pavilion Temple, Kyoto, Japan
• Goharshad Mosque, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran
• Santa Maria del Santo Spirito, Florence, Italy
• Sant'Andrea of Mantova, Mantua, Italy
• Suleyman Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey
• St Basil's Cathedral, Moscow, Russia
• San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Rome, Italy
• Vierzehnheiligen, Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany
• Sagrada Família, Barcelona, Spain
• Westminster Cathedral, London, UK
• Great Mosque of Djenné, Mali
• Crystal Cathedral, Garden Grove, California, USA
• BRIDGES AND DEFENCES
• Acropolis of Athens, Greece
• Carthage Harbour and Naval Base, Tunisia
• Pont du Gard, Nîmes, France
• Frontiers of the Roman Empire
• Himeji Castle, Kansai, Honshu, Japan
• Great Wall of China
• Mostar Bridge, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Neuf-Brisach, Alsace, France
• Carcassonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
• Forth Bridge, Edinburgh, UK
• Berlin Wall, Germany
• PRODUCTION, TRADE AND EDUCATION
• Stoa of Attalos, Athens, Greece
• Trajan's Markets, Rome, Italy
• Medina at Fes, Morocco
• Trinity College Library, Cambridge, UK
• Royal Saltworks, Arc-et-Senans, France
• Engelsberg Ironworks, Ångelsberg, Sweden
• The Lawn, University of Virginia, USA
• Albert Dock, Liverpool, UK
• Saltaire, West Yorkshire, UK
• Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France
• Galleria Vittorio Emmanuele II, Milan, Italy
• St Pancras Railway Station, London, UK
• Keretapi Railway Station, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Grand Central Terminal, New York City, USA
• AEG Turbine Factory, Berlin, Germany
• Seagram Building, New York City, USA
• Dulles Airport, Washington DC, USA
• Fuji TV Headquarters Building, Tokyo, Japan
• Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• China Central TV Headquarters, Beijing, China
• GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
• Megaron of Pylos, Greece
• Pnyx, Athens, Greece
• Curia Julia, Rome, Italy
• Alhambra, Granada, Spain
• Forbidden City, Beijing, China
• Machu Picchu, Peru
• Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey
• Imperial Palace of Kyoto, Japan
• Palace of Versailles, Île de France, France
• Residenz at Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany
• Richmond Capitol, Virginia, USA
• Palace of Westminster, London, UK
• Hilversum Town Hall, Netherlands
• Säynatsälo Town Hall, Finland
• CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT
• Great Bath at Mohenjo-Daro, Pakistan
• Theatre at Epidauros, Greece
• Theatre of Marcellus, Rome, Italy
• Baths of Caracalla, Rome, Italy
• Teatro Olimpico, Vicenza, Italy
• Globe Theatre, London, UK
• Louvre, Paris, France
• Altes Museum, Berlin, Germany
• Crystal Palace, London, UK
• Opéra Garnier, Paris, France
• Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
• MEMORIALS
• Tomb of Mausolus, Bodrum, Turkey
• Qin Shi Huang Imperial Necropolis, Shaanxi, China
• Memorial Columns, Rome, Paris and London
• Pazzi Chapel, Florence, Italy
• Tempietto, San Pietro in Montorio, Rome, Italy
• L’Église du Dôme, Les Invalides, Paris, France
• Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC, USA
• Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, Nanjing, China
• PUBLIC SPACES
• Agora of Athens/Forum of Rome
• Piazza del Campo/Piazza Navona
• Place des Vosges/Tiananmen Square
• Piazza San Marco/Potsdamer Platz
• FURTHER READING