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This book takes you on a journey to examine the greatest structures ever built. Explore the ancient wonders, investigate later historical wonders, and marvel at modern feats of human achievement, including record breakers.
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Contents : foreword - Chapter 1 Seven Ancient Wonders [The Great Pyramid / Marvels of Babylon / Olympic Zeus / Temple of the goddess / The Mausoleum / The Colossus of Rhodes / Pharos of Alexandria / Summary] - Chapter 2 The Wider World [Colosseum at Rome / Great Wall of China / Angkor Wat / Mysteries of the Pacific / Chichen Itza / The Taj Mahal / Canals of Venice / Summary] - Chapter 3 Modern Wonders [Top of the world / architecture and the arts / water wonder / building bridges / info lab / modern colossi / reaching other worlds / summary] - World heritage - glossary - index - acknowledgements.
