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What's So Great About the Eiffel Tower? 70 Questions That Will Change the Way You Think About Architecture | Jonathan Glancey | 9781780679198 | LAURENCE KING PUBLISHERS

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What's So Great About the Eiffel Tower?

70 Questions That Will Change the Way You Think About Architecture

Auteur:Jonathan Glancey

Uitgever:Laurence King Publishers

ISBN: 978-178067-919-8

  • Paperback
  • Engels
  • 176 pagina's
  • 1 jan. 2017

Why do we find the idea of a multi-coloured Parthenon so shocking today? Why was the Eiffel Tower such a target for hatred when it was first built? Is the Sagrada Família a work of genius or kitsch? Why has Le Corbusier, one of the greatest of all architects, been treated as a villain?

This book examines the critical legacy of both well known and either forgotten or underappreciated highpoints in the history of world architecture. Through 70 engaging, thought-provoking, and often amusing debates, Jonathan Glancey invites readers to take a fresh look at the reputations of the masterpieces and great architects in history. You may never look at architecture in the same way again!

Why do we find the idea of a multi-coloured Parthenon so shocking today? Why was the Eiffel Tower such a target for hatred when it was first built? Is the Sagrada Família a work of genius or kitsch? Why has Le Corbusier, one of the greatest of all architects, been treated as a villain?

This book examines the critical legacy of both well known and either forgotten or underappreciated highpoints in the history of world architecture. Through 70 engaging, thought-provoking, and often amusing debates, Jonathan Glancey invites readers to take a fresh look at the reputations of the masterpieces and great architects in history. You may never look at architecture in the same way again!

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