Building Big

The book details the design of about 25 famous structures, broken down into five categories: Bridges, Tunnels, Dams, Domes, and Skyscrapers. The buildings cover construction from Roman times to the modern era.

Preface 7
Bridges 9
Ponte Fabricio 11
Iron Bridge 15
Britannia Bridge 16
Garabit Viaduct 20
Firth of Forth 24
Golden Gate Bridge 30
Ponte de Normandie 52
Tunnels 57
Two Ancient Tunnels 58
Hoosac Tunnel 60
Thames Tunnel 69
Holland Tunnel 76
The Channel Tunnel 78
The Big Dig 87
Dams 93
Ita Dam 94
Hoover Dam 111
Aswan High Dam 118
Itaipu Dam 122
Domes 129
Pantheon 131
Hagia Sophia 136
Sehzade Mosque 140
St. Peter's Basilica 141
Les Invalides 144
St. Paul's Cathedral 144
United States Capitol 145
Astrodome 154
Skyscrapers 161
Reliance Building 162
Woolworth Building 166
Chrysler Building 167
Empire State Building 168
John Hancock Center 174
World Trade Center 175
Sears Tower 176
Citigroup Center 179
Petronas Towers 180
Commerzbank Frankfurt 186
Glossary 192

ISBN: 0-395-96331-1

Год издания: 2000

Язык: Английский

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