70 Wonders of Ancient World Architecture: Great Monuments and How They Were Created

Abu Simbel, Angkor Wat, Peter: Today we are standing before the great monuments of the past, thinking how they managed to build and for what purposes. It seems incomprehensible, which was erected using the easiest tools, almost bare hands. How did you transport such a number of materials? How did you raise huge stone blocks upstairs? How many years have been spent on construction and how many people participated in it? All these questions are answered by the book you hold in your hands. She tells about the construction of amazing antiquity monuments without the use of construction equipment. Descriptions of monuments are accompanied by schemes, diagrams and photographs, which allows the modern reader to fully understand the greatness of the design genius of our ancestors.
333 illustrations, 140 color