Bridges of the World
Author(s): Giancarlo Ascari, Pia Valentinis
Fifty bridges from all over the world to be crossed on foot or with one's imagination.
Throughout history bridges have been used as a way to link people, places and cultures. Whether a natural arch or a man-made feat of engineering, bridges can be both beautiful and functional, each in a unique relationship with the land around it. And the stories that accompany these bridges are just as fascinating: the legends, anecdotes and the inspirational lives of those who designed, built and crossed them.
This book celebrates some of the world's best bridges of all description: great icons such as the Tower Bridge in London, the Charles Bridge in Prague and the Golden Gate in San Francisco; a precarious thread stretched between the Twin Towers by an acrobat; treasures destroyed and rebuilt, like the Mostar Bridge in Herzegovina; and a streak of frozen snow between the crevasses of a glacier.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Welbeck Publishing Group Ltd.
- : Mortimer Books
- : 01 August 2022
- : {"length"=>["21"], "width"=>["14.8"], "units"=>["Centimeters"]}
- : books
Special Fields
- : Giancarlo Ascari, Pia Valentinis
- : Hardback
- : English
- : 624.2
- : 136