World architecture. New edition

Civilization began when the first architect was born and united people and their homes into a single space with his talent. Millennia passed, and the world was decorated with millions of buildings, thousands of bridges and hundreds of unique structures.
In every city of our planet there is its own symbol. These are objects that are proud and where the first to lead guests and tourists. And most often it is an architectural object. After all, architecture is the most impartial historian, she is a symbol, sign and message now living from generations of past times.
This gift book will talk about the most remarkable structures of different countries and eras recognized by the high classics of the art of architecture. The magnificent antiquity of Egypt and the harmony of the temples of antiquity, the ascetic canon of the European Gothic, the genius of the architects of the Renaissance, the splendor of the baroque, the deceptive simplicity of classicism, the bizots of the structures of the Art Nouveau - a colorful picture of the change of styles and directions of "music in stone" will unfold