Stierlin, Henri

Unfolding History : great monuments of the ancient world with 119 illustrations, 99 in colour. / Henri Stierlin - London : Thames and Hudson Ltd , 2005 - 29 p. : illus. ; 21 cm

Europe UK: Stonehenge; Malta: The Mnajdra Temples; Greece: Mycenae, The Acropolis, Delos; Italy: Paestum, Pompeii, The Coliseum; Spain: Merida; France: Le Pont du Gard; The Middle East Iraq: Ur; Iran: Persepolis; Turkey: Aspendos, Didymes; Jordan: Petra; Syria: Palmyra, Ebla; Africa Egypt: The Pyramids, Deir el-Bahari, Karnak, Ramesseum; Sudan: The Pyramids at Meroe; Asia Pakistan: Mohenjo-Daro; Cambodia: Angkor Wat; China: Ancient City of Jiaohe; Indonesia: Borobudur.

Features aerial photographs of twenty-nine of the world's greatest ancient sites. A fold-out photograph of each site enables the reader to see the monument in detail, while accompanying text provides information on the site's history and construction. This is a useful book for those interested in the legacies of the world's great civilizations.


English

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Monuments
History---World

REF 930 STI