| Description |
343 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm |
| Contents |
Survey of the history of building -- Tower of Babel, Babylon -- Pharos, the lighthouse of Alexandria -- Towers in ancient Greece and Rome -- Early Christian, Byzantine, Armenian, and Russian towers -- Islamic towers -- Towers of Hinduism, Buddhism, and other religions of Southeast and East Asia -- Early Medieval and Romanesque towers -- Gothic towers in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and England -- Towers in the medieval city and in castle complexes -- Renaissance towers -- Baroque towers -- Nineteenth- and twentieth-century towers -- Eiffel Tower -- First concrete towers -- Concrete transmission towers -- Steel transmission towers -- Transmission and electric masts -- Water towers -- Cooling towers -- Lighthouses -- Windmills -- Bridge towers and phylons -- Projects and visions -- Skyscrapers, 1886-1986 -- Contemporary church towers -- Towers at city landmarks |
| Analysis |
Towers Architecture history |
| Notes |
Ill. on lining papers |
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Includes indexes |
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Translation of: Türme aller Zeiten, aller Kulturen |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 332-334 |
| Notes |
Translation of: Türme aller Zeiten-aller Kulturen |
| Subject |
Tall buildings.
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Towers.
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| Author |
Leonhardt, Fritz, 1909-1999.
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| LC no. |
89003585 |
| ISBN |
0847810763 |
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