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Architekturlandschaft Niedersterreich Weinviertel Lower Austria - The Architectural Landscape Weinviertel Region
ISBN: 9783990435144 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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127,21 zł |
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Chapel in the Sky: Knox College's Old Main and Its Masonic Architect
ISBN: 9780875804156 / Angielski / Twarda / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Factor uncovers the architectural mysteries of Knox College's beloved Old Main. Knox College's Old Main - a national landmark and the only extant building that was a site of the Lincoln-Douglas debates - is a campus treasure with a secret. Built in 1857, Old Main was designed by Charles Ulricson, a Swedish-born immigrant who was trained by Freemasons. In Chapel in the Sky, Knox faculty member Lance Factor decodes the symbols of this beloved building and explores how an ardently anti-Mason administration came to hire Ulricson. The mysterious Masonic architect left his legacy on both Knox's Old...
Factor uncovers the architectural mysteries of Knox College's beloved Old Main. Knox College's Old Main - a national landmark and the only extant buil...
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139,94 zł |
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Architecture Walks : The Best Outings Near New York City
ISBN: 9780813547343 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Welcome to the fascinating world of Architecture Walks--from reflections of three hundred years of history to expressions of the most modern design, authors Lucy D. Rosenfeld and Marina Harrison guide you on a tour of inspiring, informative, and aesthetically intriguing architectural treasures in and around the New York area. Early colonial saltboxes, as-yet-unfinished contemporary structures on college campuses, nineteenth-century follies, Gilded Age palaces, lighthouses, windmills, romantic ruins-- the pages of this delightful book, filled with adventures, treat readers to sites...
Welcome to the fascinating world of Architecture Walks--from reflections of three hundred years of history to expressions of the most modern de...
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93,57 zł |
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A History of the Squares and Palaces of London
ISBN: 9781848854956 / Angielski / Twarda / 864 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The squares of London are amongst its most famous and best loved features. Berkeley Square, Eaton Square, St James's Square - the names are inextricably linked with the history of London itself. And the great houses of the capital - Buckingham House, Apsley House, Spencer House, to mention but a few - are intimately bound with the story not just of London but of the great families of the land. Edwin Beresford Chancellor's two volumes form an absorbing and informative account of the history of two of London's defining features. First published almost a century ago, these rare volumes still... The squares of London are amongst its most famous and best loved features. Berkeley Square, Eaton Square, St James's Square - the names are inextri... |
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1522,44 zł |
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Keep Your Glow On: A Comprehensive Guide to Americas Lighthouses
ISBN: 9780764337048 / Angielski / Twarda / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A Comprehensive Guide to Americas Lighthouses. See color images of lighthouses across the United States. With detailed information covering lighthouses of all sizes, lightships, lighthouse lenses, keepers, recycled lighthouses, and includes a resource guide providing links to various lighthouse societies and groups. Valuable information about lighthouses found throughout the United States is provided in a detailed, 28 page chart.
A Comprehensive Guide to Americas Lighthouses. See color images of lighthouses across the United States. With detailed information covering lighthouse...
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204,78 zł |
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The Pitot House on Bayou St. John
ISBN: 9781879714045 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a detailed study of one of the only plantation houses surviving from Louisiana's Spanish Colonial period. Owned by James Pitot, a former mayor of New Orleans, the house has been restored to its original architecture from the early nineteenth century. The house also serves as the headquarters for the Louisiana Landmarks Society. Period photographs depict the establishment's initial appearance, while color images of the house illustrate its current state. The book includes vintage sketches of the Pitot House and floor plans for the restoration. Sections describe the challenges... This is a detailed study of one of the only plantation houses surviving from Louisiana's Spanish Colonial period. Owned by James Pitot, a former ma... |
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55,30 zł |
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Remembering Roadside America : Preserving the Recent Past as Landscape and Place
ISBN: 9781572338234 / Angielski / Miękka / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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159,06 zł |
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Versailles: The Great and Hidden Splendors of the Sun King's Palace
ISBN: 9780865653429 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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443,89 zł |
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European Security in Transition
ISBN: 9780754649618 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since the end of World War II, security and defence have played a major role in European politics. With the European Union's increasing role on the global stage and with today's war on terrorism, security and defence issues have dramatically gained weight and importance in international politics. This compelling volume provides an interdisciplinary look at the development and current status of the European security system as well as selected key issues on today's security agenda. As such, it provides an excellent resource for those wishing to make sense of the complexities of defence and...
Since the end of World War II, security and defence have played a major role in European politics. With the European Union's increasing role on the gl...
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664,34 zł |
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Palaces
ISBN: 9780985184421 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Enjoy 200 full color pages of amazing four-color interior photography featuring the interior design work of the internationally renowned designer Perla Lichi.
Enjoy 200 full color pages of amazing four-color interior photography featuring the interior design work of the internationally renowned designer Perl...
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196,00 zł |
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The Coney Island Amateur Psychoanalytic Society and Its Circle
ISBN: 9780977869602 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On the afternoon of August 28th, 1909, Sigmund Freud visited Coney Island's famous Dreamland amusement park. A hundred years later, this lively, imaginative book examines his legacy in Coney Island, a history which might have been. It begins with Norman Klein's reconstruction of his actual visit, though Freud's real impact appears to have come later, with the founding of the Coney Island Amateur Psychoanalytic Society. Zoe Beloff conjures up the world of this unique Society, which would have existed from 1926 through the early 1970s, exploring its activities (which included recreating dreams...
On the afternoon of August 28th, 1909, Sigmund Freud visited Coney Island's famous Dreamland amusement park. A hundred years later, this lively, imagi...
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140,18 zł |
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Monumental Beauty
ISBN: 9781618635426 / Angielski / Miękka / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. These pages are a feast for the eyes. Peruse them quickly or slowly. Either way, you will marvel at the beauty, the creative genius, and the legacies of peace which the constructors of peace monuments and museums have bestowed on us, their heirs. Peace monuments and museums celebrate the end of war and the expectation of peace and prosperity. They express peaceful human aspirations such as justice, tolerance, and reconciliation. They celebrate such achievements as the abolition of slavery, women's suffrage, defeat of tyrannical and murderous regimes, declaration of human rights, respect for...
These pages are a feast for the eyes. Peruse them quickly or slowly. Either way, you will marvel at the beauty, the creative genius, and the legacies ...
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200,17 zł |
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The Statue of Liberty: A Transatlantic Story
ISBN: 9780300149500 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A universally recognized icon, the Statue of Liberty is perhaps the most beloved of all American symbols. Yet no one living in 1885, when the crated monument arrived in New York Harbor, could have foreseen the central place the Statue of Liberty would come to occupy in the American imagination. With the particular insights of a cultural historian and scholar of French history, Edward Berenson tells the little-known stories of the statue's improbable beginnings, transatlantic connections, and the changing meanings it has held for each successive American generation. Berenson begins... A universally recognized icon, the Statue of Liberty is perhaps the most beloved of all American symbols. Yet no one living in 1885, when the crate... |
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99,60 zł |
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Maya Architecture : Temples in the Sky
ISBN: 9780813042466 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Viewing the sprawling city of Uxmal or the sweeping Great Plaza at Tikal, one can sense the enormous pride of the people who conceived and built such places. The grandeur of these Maya cities fascinates all who gaze upon them, and the totality of the Maya architectural statement its harmony, cohesiveness, and inspiring beauty has rarely been matched. Viewing the sprawling city of Uxmal or the sweeping Great Plaza at Tikal, one can sense the enormous pride of the people who conceived and built su... |
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168,42 zł |
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Original Copies : Architectural Mimicry in Contemporary China
ISBN: 9780824836061 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A 108-meter high Eiffel Tower rises above Champs Elysees Square in Hangzhou. A Chengdu residential complex for 200,000 recreates Dorchester, England. An ersatz Queen's Guard patrols Shanghai's Thames Town, where pubs and statues of Winston Churchill abound. Gleaming replicas of the White House dot Chinese cities from Fuyang to Shenzhen. These examples are but a sampling of China's most popular and startling architectural movement: the construction of monumental themed communities that replicate towns and cities in the West. Original Copies presents the first definitive chronicle of... A 108-meter high Eiffel Tower rises above Champs Elysees Square in Hangzhou. A Chengdu residential complex for 200,000 recreates Dorchester, Englan... |
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145,03 zł |
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Monumental Beauty: Peace Monuments and Museums Around the World
ISBN: 9781618635433 / Angielski / Twarda / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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259,05 zł |
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A Poet, on Park Hill? Outside the Box: Colour Edition
ISBN: 9781480029361 / Angielski / Miękka / 142 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A Poet, On Park Hill? Outside the Box. A colour edition of the popular auto biographical book about the life and experiences of a real resident on the infamous flats including a brand new section starting from after the original publication until leaving the estate to better things. What's it like to be one of the people who live on those grim looking concrete creations from the mid 20th century? Ever wondered what sort of person may be up there, looking from their window wondering what sort of person you are? Well, this is a unique insight into the mind of a long term resident of the...
A Poet, On Park Hill? Outside the Box. A colour edition of the popular auto biographical book about the life and experiences of a real resident on the...
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147,19 zł |
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Vanderbilt Mansion: A Gilded-Age Country Place
ISBN: 9781490387789 / Angielski / Miękka / 484 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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147,14 zł |
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A Poet, on Park Hill? Outside the Box: Black and White Edition
ISBN: 9781494284305 / Angielski / Miękka / 142 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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73,59 zł |
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Cape Lookout National Seashore, Portsmouth - Ed Styron House Historic Structure Report
ISBN: 9781482076295 / Angielski / Miękka / 52 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Ed Styron House is a small, two- room house and one of only twenty historic structures remaining in historic Portsmouth Village in the Cape Lookout National Seashore. The house was leased as a temporary lodge for hunters and fishermen under one of the park's special use permits until 1989 but has been vacant and deteriorating since that time. Whatever its historical and architectural significance, the mere presence of the house upon the Portsmouth landscape is critical, given the small number of historic structures that remain in the village; with repairs the Styron House could again be...
The Ed Styron House is a small, two- room house and one of only twenty historic structures remaining in historic Portsmouth Village in the Cape Lookou...
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67,46 zł |