An illustrated history of more than sixty notable structures of the ancient and modern world. Includes detailed diagrams and a glossary of architectural terms.

Discusses the history of shipbuilding and explains how modern ships are built from design through construction to testing and sea trials.

"From a lowly mixture of stone, sand, water, and cement have sprung sidewalks, streets, and skyscrapers, sturdy lighthouses and magnificent palaces, long bridges and massive dams. In ancient building practices, in modern engineering, and in the architecture of the future, humble concrete plays a mighty role in the creation of the human-made world. Brimming with facts and spiced with clever running narrative in the form of repartee-filled speech bubbles,...

"Shares the history of the monument, including why it was built, how it was built, and what makes it such an extraordinary piece of architecture." --

An illustrated introduction to the wide variety of things which exist underground, including animal homes, subway systems, pipes, plant roots, and fossils.

A look back in time to seven wonders from the medieval period ... from the Crusader castle of Krak des Chevaliers to the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, the sites are shown as they might have been then and as they are today.

Simple text and photographs highlight the cave and underground homes located in Africa, China, Spain, and Turkey.