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Cool Architecture: 50 Fantastic Facts for Kids of All Ages

Cool Architecture: 50 Fantastic Facts for Kids of All Ages is the perfect book for anyone who wants to know more about the buildings around us. After reading this you`ll be able to tell a Doric from a Corinthian column, how the Egyptians built the pyramids, and how on earth a dome stays up. Packed with absorbing facts and quirky illustrations, Cool Architecture tells you everything you need to know about architecture around the world, from the simple dwellings created by the earliest humans to today`s most innovative buildings, via forbidding medieval strongholds, great 18th-Century palaces and the classic Art Deco skyscrapers of New York. Learn about the great architectural movements and the personalities that created them, and explore the most iconic buildings in the world, from the Parthenon in Greece to the (current) world`s tallest skyscraper, the Khalifa Tower in Dubai. This book is a perfect introduction to what`s cool about the fascinating world of architecture.