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  • The Key to Your Future Murphy Swift Homes by Murphy Swift Home Inc
    Murphy Swift Home Inc

    The Key to Your Future Murphy Swift Homes

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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  • Gifts of Language: Multilingualism and Turkish-Sephardic Culture by Varon, Bension
    Bension Varon

    Gifts of Language: Multilingualism and Turkish-Sephardic Culture

    "This book describes the historical currents that made Istanbul a uniquely multicultural city, evident in its diversity of languages and the vibrancy of its cultural and linguistic exchanges. It paints a vivid picture of the sensibility, mores, and culture of Turkey's Sephardic community, grounded...
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  • From a Cause to a Style: Modernist Architecture's Encounter with the American City by Glazer, Nathan
    Nathan Glazer

    From a Cause to a Style: Modernist Architecture's Encounter with the American City

    Modernism in architecture and urban design has failed the American city. This is the decisive conclusion that renowned public intellectual Nathan Glazer has drawn from two decades of writing and thinking about what this architectural movement will bequeath to future generations. In From a...
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  • Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown: Learning from Las Vegas: Supercrit #2 by Rattenbury, Kester
    Kester Rattenbury

    Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown: Learning from Las Vegas: Supercrit #2

    The Supercrit series revisits some of the most influential architectural projects of the recent past and examines their impact on the way we think and design today. Based on live studio debates between protagonists and critics, the books describe, explore and criticise these major...
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  • One Day in Afghanistan: Based On A True Story by Duetchmann, Eric
    Eric Duetchmann

    One Day in Afghanistan: Based On A True Story

    Author: Eric DuetchmannISBN-13: 9798868973161Publisher: Timothy Roderick HolderLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/07/2024Pages: 270Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.57d
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  • Architectural Encounters in Asia Pacific: Built Traces of Intercolonial Trade, Industry and Labour, 1800s-1950s by Achmadi, Amanda
    Amanda Achmadi

    Architectural Encounters in Asia Pacific: Built Traces of Intercolonial Trade, Industry and Labour, 1800s-1950s

    Architectural Encounters in Asia Pacific explores the architecture of colonial trade and industry, revealing a complex network of transnational connections across the built heritage of the world's most dispersed and culturally diverse region. A wide-ranging collection of case studies uncover these forgotten connections, drawing...
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  • A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture: Illustrated by Fifty Original, and Three Additional Plates, Engraved by Old Rooker, Old Foudr by Chambers, William
    William Chambers

    A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture: Illustrated by Fifty Original, and Three Additional Plates, Engraved by Old Rooker, Old Foudr

    This beautifully illustrated volume offers a comprehensive examination of the decorative elements of architecture. The book includes detailed descriptions and stunning engravings of classical architectural features such as columns, capitals, and pediments. An essential reference for architects, designers, and lovers of classical art and...
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  • Frank Lloyd Wright: The Early Years: Progressivism: Aesthetics: Cities by Johnson, Donald Leslie
    Donald Leslie Johnson

    Frank Lloyd Wright: The Early Years: Progressivism: Aesthetics: Cities

    Frank Lloyd Wright: The Early Years: Progressivism: Aesthetics: Cities examines Wright's belief that all aspects of human life must embrace and celebrate an aesthetic experience that would thereby lead to necessary social reforms. Inherent in the theory was a belief that reform of nineteenth-century...
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  • The Afterlife of the Roman City: Architecture and Ceremony in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages by Dey, Hendrik W.
    Hendrik W. Dey

    The Afterlife of the Roman City: Architecture and Ceremony in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages

    This book offers a new and surprising perspective on the evolution of cities across the Roman Empire in late antiquity and the early Middle Ages (third to ninth centuries AD). It suggests that the tenacious persistence of leading cities across most of the Roman...
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  • Majestic Shrines and Graceful Sanctuaries: The Church Architecture of Patrick Byrne 1783-1864 by Grimes, Brendan
    Brendan Grimes

    Majestic Shrines and Graceful Sanctuaries: The Church Architecture of Patrick Byrne 1783-1864

    By the end of the 18th century, almost all the legislation directed principally against Catholics in Ireland had been repealed, thus allowing them to build places of worship as they pleased. From this period, the ambitions of clergy and laity, allied with increasing Catholic...
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  • What Style Is It?: A Guide to American Architecture by Poppeliers, John C.
    John C. Poppeliers

    What Style Is It?: A Guide to American Architecture

    Architectural style is defined as a definite type of architecture, distinguished by special characteristics of structure and ornament. This revised edition of What Style Is It? includes new sections on Neoclassical, Romanesque and Rustic Styles. It also provides more examples of how pure styles...
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  • Violent Acts and Urban Space in Contemporary Tel Aviv: Revisioning Moments by Hatuka, Tali
    Tali Hatuka

    Violent Acts and Urban Space in Contemporary Tel Aviv: Revisioning Moments

    Violent acts over the past fifteen years have profoundly altered civil rituals, cultural identity, and the meaning of place in Tel Aviv. Three events in particular have shed light on the global rule of urban space in the struggle for territory, resources, and power:...
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  • Pistols in St Paul's: Science, Music, and Architecture in the Twentieth Century by Smyth, Fiona
    Fiona Smyth

    Pistols in St Paul's: Science, Music, and Architecture in the Twentieth Century

    A ground-breaking account of the scientists and architects who pioneered acoustics in twentieth-century Britain. On a winter's night in 1951, shortly after Evensong, the interior of St Paul's Cathedral echoed with gunfire. This was no act of violence but a scientific demonstration of new...
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  • Streetscapes: Navigating Historic English Towns by Dean, Ptolemy
    Ptolemy Dean

    Streetscapes: Navigating Historic English Towns

    Featuring 26 of the most attractive and interesting historic town centres, this book analyses key routes and the urban or visual incidents along them and explains why they might provoke different sensations of joy, interest or containment for the inhabitant or passer-by. Each of...
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  • Old Materials, New Climate: Traditional Building Materials in a Changing World by Pranger, Susan
    Susan Pranger

    Old Materials, New Climate: Traditional Building Materials in a Changing World

    Old Materials, New Climate: Traditional Building Materials in a Changing World is an accessible guidebook to understanding historic materials - how they were traditionally made, how they survived the test of time, and how changes in climate are now impacting materials in new ways.Protecting...
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  • Heaven on Earth: The Lives and Legacies of the World's Greatest Cathedrals by Wells, Emma J.
    Emma J. Wells

    Heaven on Earth: The Lives and Legacies of the World's Greatest Cathedrals

    A glorious history of sixteen of the world's greatest cathedrals, interwoven with the extraordinary stories of the people who built them. 'An impeccable guide to the golden age of ecclesiastical architecture' The Times 'Vivid, colourful and absorbing' Dan Jones 'An epic ode to some...
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  • The Music of the Eye: Or, Essays On the Principles of the Beauty and Perfection of Architecture, in the Three First Chapters of Vitruvius by Legh, Peter
    Peter Legh

    The Music of the Eye: Or, Essays On the Principles of the Beauty and Perfection of Architecture, in the Three First Chapters of Vitruvius

    Originally published in 1795, this book is a classic work on the principles of architecture. Legh argues that beauty in architecture should be based on the principles of proportion and harmony, and he looks to the three first chapters of Vitruvius for guidance. This...
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  • Architecture in Minutes by Hodge, Susie
    Susie Hodge

    Architecture in Minutes

    In this concise and comprehensive guide to the world of architecture, art historian Susie Hodge outlines the history and theory of architecture, from the earliest structures and monuments to the cutting-edge concepts of the present day, and profiles dozens of key buildings and celebrated...
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  • City of Play: An Architectural and Urban History of Recreation and Leisure by Arce, Rodrigo P?rez de
    Rodrigo P?rez de Arce

    City of Play: An Architectural and Urban History of Recreation and Leisure

    City of Play shows how play is built into the very fabric of the modern city. From playgrounds to theme parks, skittle alleys to swimming pools, to the countless uncontrolled spaces which the urban habitat affords - play is by no means just a...
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  • Visuality for Architects: Architectural Creativity and Modern Theories of Perception and Imagination by Mitrovic, Branko
    Branko Mitrovic

    Visuality for Architects: Architectural Creativity and Modern Theories of Perception and Imagination

    What is more important in architectural works--their form, shape, and color, or the meanings and symbolism that can be associated with them? Can aesthetic judgments of architecture be independent of the stories one can tell about buildings? Do non-architects perceive buildings in the same...
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  • St. Paul's Historic Summit Avenue by Sandeen, Ernest R.
    Ernest R. Sandeen

    St. Paul's Historic Summit Avenue

    A lively history of the best-preserved Victorian boulevard in America--now back in print! Well known as the most prestigious and beautiful street in the Twin Cities and one of the longest urban boulevards in the United States, Summit Avenue runs past the opulent mansion...
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  • Point Line Plane by Kuma, Kengo
    Kengo Kuma

    Point Line Plane

    Point Line Plane is architectural theory, but written as narrative, full of intriguing vignettes, such as the fact that in Ancient Rome windows were fitted with slices of marble because glass was so expensive. It's written in a very Japanese form: a series of...
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  • American Icons: The Architecture of the United States: Visions and Defiance by Gestalten
    Gestalten

    American Icons: The Architecture of the United States: Visions and Defiance

    Iconic architecture that shapes the American skylines.The development and expansion of cities in the United States over the last 150 years gave rise to one of the most ambitious and fastest growing building projects the world had ever seen. The landscape of cities such...
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  • The Din? Hogan: A Modern History by Makeda, Lillian
    Lillian Makeda

    The Din? Hogan: A Modern History

    Over the course of their history, the Navajo (Din?) have constructed many types of architecture, but during the 20th century, one building emerged to become a powerful and inspiring symbol of tribal culture. This book describes the rise of the octagonal stacked-log hogan as...
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  • A Manual for the Study of Monumental Brasses: With a Descriptive Catalogue of Four Hundred and Fifty "rubbings" in the Possession of the Oxford Archit by Haines, Herbert
    Herbert Haines

    A Manual for the Study of Monumental Brasses: With a Descriptive Catalogue of Four Hundred and Fifty "rubbings" in the Possession of the Oxford Archit

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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  • Geechee Gonna Gitcha: The FUN-damental Guide to Charleston by McQueeney, W. Thomas
    W. Thomas McQueeney

    Geechee Gonna Gitcha: The FUN-damental Guide to Charleston

    Geechee Gonna Gitcha is focused on capturing the essence of the author's native city across time. It defines a city and its people--both trying to overcome transitional times in a place where the clocks seemed to be broken. The main character is that setting--Charleston,...
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  • The Seven Lamps of Architecture by Ruskin, John
    John Ruskin

    The Seven Lamps of Architecture

    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...
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  • African American Historic Places by Savage, Beth L.
    Beth L. Savage

    African American Historic Places

    Author: Beth L. Savage, National Register of Historic PlacesISBN-10: 0471143456ISBN-13: 9780471143451Publisher: WileyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/13/1995Pages: 624Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.36lbsSize: 9.94h x 6.98w x 1.33d
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  • Eskimo Architecture: Dwelling and Structure in the Early Historic Period by Reinhardt, Gregory
    Gregory Reinhardt

    Eskimo Architecture: Dwelling and Structure in the Early Historic Period

    The architecture of Eskimo peoples represents a diversified and successful means of coping with one of the most severe climates on earth. The popular image of the igloo is but one of the many structures examined by experts Lee and Reinhardt in the first...
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  • Architecture: From Prehistory to Climate Emergency by Calder, Barnabas
    Barnabas Calder

    Architecture: From Prehistory to Climate Emergency

    A groundbreaking history of architecture told through the relationship between buildings and energy The story of architecture is the story of humanity. The buildings we live in, from the humblest pre-historic huts to today's skyscrapers, reveal our priorities and ambitions, our family structures and...
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  • The Berkshires: Coach Inns to Cottages by Owens, Carole
    Carole Owens

    The Berkshires: Coach Inns to Cottages

    A beautiful vacation destination today, the Berkshires has been the chosen enclave for many influential and artistic notables since the 18th century.Those hustling to find lodging in the Berkshires today may not know they are repeating a two-hundred fifty- year-old ritual. In the eighteenth,...
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  • Building Bridges Starts in the Mind: Engineering - More Than Technical Solutions by Menge, Moritz
    Moritz Menge

    Building Bridges Starts in the Mind: Engineering - More Than Technical Solutions

    Being a civil engineer is a fulfilling profession. Civil engineers design sustainable infrastructure. We build houses, roads, bridges, tunnels, cultural centres, towers and much more. We often bring all our engineering skills to bear to achieve solid solutions. And often even more, which lies...
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  • Practical Small Structures for the Farm by National Plan Service, Inc
    Inc National Plan Service

    Practical Small Structures for the Farm

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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  • Patterns from the Golden Age of Rustic Design: Park and Recreation Structures from the 1930s by Good, Albert H.
    Albert H. Good

    Patterns from the Golden Age of Rustic Design: Park and Recreation Structures from the 1930s

    Containing over 1200 photographs and detailed line drawings from which one can design and build directly, Patterns from the Golden Age of Rustic Design is a valuable reference for preservationists, historians, designers, and homeowners. Albert Good provided plans for the construction of cabins, lodges,...
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  • Cross-Cultural Exchange and the Colonial Imaginary: Global Encounters Via Southeast Asia by Hahn, H. Hazel
    H. Hazel Hahn

    Cross-Cultural Exchange and the Colonial Imaginary: Global Encounters Via Southeast Asia

    For years, the study of how culture operates in colonial contexts was dominated by the ideas of transmission and influence. Yet the more we learn, the less useful those concepts seem to be. This collection deliberately complicates the binary of colonizer and colonized in...
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  • Capitol Hill - Converted by Dennis, Kristen A.
    Kristen A. Dennis

    Capitol Hill - Converted

    Author: Kristen A. DennisISBN-10: 1436301262ISBN-13: 9781436301268Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/27/2008Pages: 48Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.23lbsSize: 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.12d
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  • Romanesque Architecture by Browne, Edith A.
    Edith A. Browne

    Romanesque Architecture

    Romanesque Architecture is a comprehensive book written by Edith A. Browne that explores the architectural style of the Romanesque period. The book takes readers on a journey through the history of Romanesque architecture, from its origins in the 9th century to its development across...
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  • A History of Building Types by Pevsner, Nikolaus
    Nikolaus Pevsner

    A History of Building Types

    An essential guide to vital and often overlooked features of the architectural and social inheritance of the West This book provides vital insights into the ways in which architecture reflects the character of society. Drawing on his immense erudition and keenly discerning eye, Nikolaus...
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  • The Architecture of Warren & Wetmore by Pennoyer, Peter
    Peter Pennoyer

    The Architecture of Warren & Wetmore

    Producing over three hundred major projects, including the celebrated Grand Central Terminal (designed in association with Reed & Stem), the charismatic Beaux Arts-trained Whitney Warren (1864-1943) and shrewd lawyer Charles D. Wetmore (1866-1941) grasped the stylistic requirements and prevailing architectural tastes of the vibrant...
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  • Old Materials, New Climate: Traditional Building Materials in a Changing World by Pranger, Susan
    Susan Pranger

    Old Materials, New Climate: Traditional Building Materials in a Changing World

    Old Materials, New Climate: Traditional Building Materials in a Changing World is an accessible guidebook to understanding historic materials - how they were traditionally made, how they survived the test of time, and how changes in climate are now impacting materials in new ways.Protecting...
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  • Contemporary Brick Buildings by Jodidio, Philip
    Philip Jodidio

    Contemporary Brick Buildings

    Of all building materials in the world, brick is one of the most enduring and ubiquitous. Traces of brickmaking date back to 7500 BC and fired brick first made its appearance in about 3500 BC. Since then, the trusty brick has shown amazing resilience...
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  • Temple Lore: A Historical Study of Temples and Invasions in South India: A Historical Study of Temples and Invasions in South India by Srinivasan, R.
    R. Srinivasan

    Temple Lore: A Historical Study of Temples and Invasions in South India: A Historical Study of Temples and Invasions in South India

    In the heart of Tamil Nadu, a famous temple dedicated to Sri Ranganatha houses a sanctum for a Mughal princess worshipped as the Lord's consort. Do we know why? The description of the riches in the Arabian Nights was inspired by the loot from...
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  • Inner Empire: Architecture and Imperialism in the British Isles, 1550-1950 by Maudlin, Daniel
    Daniel Maudlin

    Inner Empire: Architecture and Imperialism in the British Isles, 1550-1950

    Inner Empire explores the impact of imperial cultures on the landscapes and urban environments of the British Isles from the sixteenth century through to the twentieth century. It asserts that Britain's four-hundred year entanglement with global empire left its mark upon the British Isles...
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  • Plans & Designs of Bungalows, Modern Homes, Churches, Schools, Ect. [!] by Architectural Designing Co, Spokane
    Spokane Architectural Designing Co

    Plans & Designs of Bungalows, Modern Homes, Churches, Schools, Ect. [!]

    The Spokane Architectural Designing Co. presents a stunning collection of architectural plans and designs for homes, churches, schools, and more. With detailed drawings and floor plans, this volume is an invaluable resource for architects, builders, and anyone interested in the history and design of...
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  • San Francisco City Hall Comeptition: The Complete Drawings Of The Accepted Design For The San Francisco City Hall, Architects Bakewell & Brown by Anonymous
    Anonymous

    San Francisco City Hall Comeptition: The Complete Drawings Of The Accepted Design For The San Francisco City Hall, Architects Bakewell & Brown

    This book is a comprehensive look at the design process for one of San Francisco's most iconic buildings. With detailed drawings and plans, San Francisco City Hall Comeptition provides a fascinating glimpse into the world of architecture and design.This work has been selected by...
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  • Walled Towns by Cram, Ralph Adams
    Ralph Adams Cram

    Walled Towns

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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  • Woodward's National Architect; Containing ... Original Designs, Plans and Details, to Working Scale, for the Practical Construction of Dwelling Houses by Woodward, George E. (George Evertson)
    George E. (George Evertson) Woodward

    Woodward's National Architect; Containing ... Original Designs, Plans and Details, to Working Scale, for the Practical Construction of Dwelling Houses

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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  • Designs for Village, Town and City Churches [microform] by Presbyterian Church in Canada Genera
    Presbyterian Church in Canada Genera

    Designs for Village, Town and City Churches [microform]

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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  • Historical Architectural Tour of Ottawa, Illinois by Gerding, Earl T.
    Earl T. Gerding

    Historical Architectural Tour of Ottawa, Illinois

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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  • Alexandria: Architectural Guide by El Sayad, Zeyad
    Zeyad El Sayad

    Alexandria: Architectural Guide

    Founded by Alexander the Great in 332 BC, Alexandria was for a long time the largest city in the ancient world. Flattened by a tsunami in 365 AD, it was little more than a fishing village when captured by Napoleon in 1798. The 19th...
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