Skyscrapers is a lavish and appropriately soaring celebration of the world's most spectacular buildings.From the ancient Lighthouse at Alexandria to the Leaning Tower of Pisa, from the Empire State Building to the Petronas Towers in Malaysia, the 50 buildings represented in this magnificent book leap off the page in words and more than 200 rich, duotone images. This unique volume includes facts-at-a-glance for each building, visual comparisons of heights, and quotes from a variety of architects and experts--all accompanying stunning full-page photos of each structure.
"An eye-popping shelf-scraper...an elevating experience." -Gene Shalit, "Today"
"Breathtaking. Magnificent. Unique. Very special. Exquisite. One-of-a-kind. Well researched. Beautifully designed." -Robert J. Bruss, Tribune Media Services
- ISBN10 3895085456
- ISBN13 9783895085451
- Publish Date 31 July 1998 (first published 5 January 1996)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 23 October 2008
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Konemann UK Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Language Spanish