"This is TASCHEN's 25th anniversary - special edition! The products of a highly-developed architectural style even today bear witness to the greatness of Arabic culture. To the western eye, cities such as Jerusalem, Mecca, Baghdad or Cairo can seem utterly alien. It is not only the way of life that is unfamiliar, it is also the astoundingly varied architecture. This volume surveys more than six centuries of Islamic architecture, from the ..."
"This is TASCHEN's 25th anniversary - special edition! This is a large-format hardcover edition at a new low price. The architecture of the pharaohs represents some of the most impressive creative work ever produced in Egyptian art and yet it has never been completely assessed. Dietrich Wildung, Curator of the Egyptian Museum in Berlin, gives a compelling account of the breathtaking architectural achievements in the Valley of the Nile du ..."
World Architecture Greece (World Architecture: Taschen 25th Anniversary) by ProfDrHenriStierlin Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 2009 by Taschen ISBN-13: 978-3-8365-1038-7, ISBN: 3-8365-1038-3
"This is TASCHEN's 25th anniversary - special edition! This is a large-format hardcover edition at a new low price. From the superb mausoleum of Mausolus in Halicarnassus, stop by the shrine to Apollo at Delphi with its famous oracle, or pass through the imposing Lion Gate in Mycenae, this 'picture book journey' takes us through all the important architectural sites in ancient Greece. "Noble simplicity, quiet proportions" was how the dis ..."