World Architecture and Society: From Stonehenge to One World Trade Center [2 volumes]
byPeter Louis Bonfitto is an art and architectural historian, curator, and college lecturer.
20211231
ABC-CLIO
Pages | 776 |
Topics | Ancient Egypt;Travel;Tourism;Temples and shrines;Sacred places;Religious architecture;Le Corbusier;Landmarks;Islamic architecture;Cultural heritage;Construction;Buildings and monuments;Art history;Architecture development in world;Archaeology;Belz Great Synagogue |
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This two-volume encyclopedia covers buildings and sites of global significance from prehistoric times to the present day, providing students with an essential understanding of architectural development and its impact on human societies.
This two-volume encyclopedia provides an in-depth look at buildings and sites of global significance throughout history. The volumes are separated into four regional sections: 1) the Americas, 2) Europe, 3) Africa and the Middle East, and 4) Asia and the Pacific. Four regional essays investigate the broader stylistic and historical contexts that describe the development of architecture through time and across the globe. Entries explore the unique importance of buildings and sites, including the megalithic wonder of Stonehenge and the imposing complex of Angkor Wat.
Entries on Spanish colonial missions in the Americas and the medieval Islamic universities of the Sahara connect to broader building traditions. Other entries highlight remarkable stories of architectural achievement and memory, like those of Tuskegee University, a site hand-built by former slaves, or the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, which was built at the site of the atomic detonation. Each entry focuses on the architectural but includes strong consideration of the social impact, importance, and significance each structure has had in the past and in the present.
- Provides readers with a deep historical and stylistic context for many of the world's most famous buildings and sites, while at the same time highlighting the importance of lesser-known monuments
- Includes entries written by more than 50 specialist scholars, architects, and educators from around the globe
- Creates an intellectual framework for comparing the different stylistic forms of world architecture and the historical circumstances that facilitated the construction of the world's most influential and important buildings and sites
- Includes numerous sidebars that explore important social issues, building techniques, and legacies of architecture around the world
- Broadens the reader's knowledge of long-lasting historical trends that have a direct impact on our worldview today
- Includes a chronology that covers important achievements in architecture through time
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Table of Contents
World Architecture and Society: From Stonehenge to One World Trade Center [2 volumes]
Contributors: Bonfitto, Peter;Abstract:This two-volume encyclopedia covers buildings and sites of global significance from prehistoric times to the present day, providing students with an essential understanding of architectural development and its impact on human societies.
This two-volume encyclopedia provides an in-depth look at buildings and sites of global significance throughout history. The volumes are separated into four regional sections: 1) the Americas, 2) Europe, 3) Africa and the Middle East, and 4) Asia and the Pacific. Four regional essays investigate the broader stylistic and historical contexts that describe the development of architecture through time and across the globe. Entries explore the unique importance of buildings and sites, including the megalithic wonder of Stonehenge and the imposing complex of Angkor Wat.
Entries on Spanish colonial missions in the Americas and the medieval Islamic universities of the Sahara connect to broader building traditions. Other entries highlight remarkable stories of architectural achievement and memory, like those of Tuskegee University, a site hand-built by former slaves, or the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, which was built at the site of the atomic detonation. Each entry focuses on the architectural but includes strong consideration of the social impact, importance, and significance each structure has had in the past and in the present.
- Provides readers with a deep historical and stylistic context for many of the world's most famous buildings and sites, while at the same time highlighting the importance of lesser-known monuments
- Includes entries written by more than 50 specialist scholars, architects, and educators from around the globe
- Creates an intellectual framework for comparing the different stylistic forms of world architecture and the historical circumstances that facilitated the construction of the world's most influential and important buildings and sites
- Includes numerous sidebars that explore important social issues, building techniques, and legacies of architecture around the world
- Broadens the reader's knowledge of long-lasting historical trends that have a direct impact on our worldview today
- Includes a chronology that covers important achievements in architecture through time
Editor(s): Bonfitto, Peter;SortTitle: world architecture and society: from stonehenge to one world trade center [2 volumes]Author Info:Peter Louis BonfittoeditorPeter Louis Bonfitto is an art and architectural historian, curator, and college lecturer.
eISBN-13: 9781440865855Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440865855.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440865848Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 776Publication Date: 20211231- Cover Cover11
- Title Page iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents v6
- Guide to Related Topics xi12
- Preface xiii14
- Acknowledgments xv16
- Introduction xvii18
- Chronology xxxiii34
- Volume I: The Americas and Europe 150
- The Americas 150
- Overview 150
- Alamo, The 2877
- Brasilia National Congress 3382
- Canadian Museum of History 3887
- Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca 4493
- Catedral Metropolitana 4998
- Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde National Park 55104
- El Castillo at Chichen Itza 61110
- Empire State Building 67116
- Gateway Arch National Park 73122
- Independence Hall 79128
- Las Lajas Sanctuary 84133
- Le Château Frontenac 89138
- Machu Picchu 94143
- Montreal Biosphere 100149
- National Mall and Memorial Parks 105154
- One World Trade Center 112161
- Pyramids of the Sun and Moon 118167
- Salk Institute for Biological Studies 123172
- San Ignacio Miní 129178
- Sesc Pompéia 135184
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 140189
- Space Needle 146195
- Taos Pueblo 152201
- Tikal Temple I 157206
- Tuskegee University 162211
- Europe 168217
- Overview 168217
- Alhambra, The 194243
- Borgund Stave Church 200249
- Colosseum, The 205254
- Eiffel Tower 211260
- Great Meteoron, Monastery of the 217266
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao 223272
- Heydar Aliyev Center 228277
- Kronborg Castle 234283
- Louvre Museum 238287
- Notre-Dame Cathedral 245294
- Palace of Culture and Science 250299
- Palace of Knossos 256305
- Palace of Westminster, The 261310
- Palatine Chapel 267316
- Pantheon, The 272321
- Parthenon, The 278327
- Piazza del Duomo 284333
- Reichstag, The 290339
- Sagrada Família 295344
- Saint Basil’s Cathedral 301350
- Shard, The 306355
- St. Mark’s Basilica 311360
- St. Peter’s Basilica 316365
- Stonehenge 321370
- Tower of London, The 327376
- Volume II: Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific 333394
- Africa and the Middle East 333394
- Overview 333394
- Apadana at Persepolis, The 356417
- Azadi Tower 362423
- Basilica of Our Lady of Peace 367428
- Belz Great Synagogue 372433
- Church of Saint George at Lalibela 377438
- Didymaion 383444
- Dome of the Rock 388449
- Forum of Lepcis Magna, The 394455
- Great Mosque of Mecca 399460
- Great Mosque of Samarra 405466
- Great Pyramid, The 410471
- Great Zimbabwe 416477
- Hagia Sophia 421482
- Jemaa el-Fna Square 427488
- Khazneh el Far’un 432493
- Kilwa Kisiwani 438499
- Louvre Abu Dhabi 443504
- Meroë, Pyramids of 448509
- Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut 453514
- Robben Island 459520
- Selimiye Mosque 465526
- Süleymaniye Mosque Complex 471532
- Temple of Bel at Palmyra 476537
- Timbuktu, University of 482543
- Ziggurat of Ur 488549
- Asia and the Pacific 494555
- Overview 494555
- Ahu Akivi 521582
- Angkor Wat 527588
- Bamiyan Buddhas Monastic Complex 533594
- Borobudur 539600
- Changdeokgung Palace 545606
- Forbidden City, The 550611
- Gardens by the Bay 556617
- Grand Palace in Bangkok 562623
- Great Stupa of Sanchi, The 567628
- Great Wall of China, The 573634
- Gur-i Amir 579640
- Himeji Castle 583644
- Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and Genbaku Dome 589650
- Ise Grand Shrine 594655
- Lahore Museum 600661
- Lotus Temple 606667
- Māmallapuram 611672
- Mohenjo-Daro 616677
- Paoay Church 622683
- Potala Palace 627688
- Sector-I Capitol Complex 632693
- Shanghai World Financial Center 638699
- Shwezigon Pagoda 643704
- Sydney Opera House 648709
- Taj Mahal 654715
- Glossary 661722
- Selected Bibliography 671732
- About the Editor and Contributors 673734
- Index 685746