Manmade Wonders of the World Kindle Edition

I buy tons of books, and this is one of the 3 or 4 most stunningly beautiful of 2019. It is also a tour de force of knowledge about global architecture and engineering. Every region of the world, historic era, and type and style of structure is included. I have been to 45 countries in search of great architecture, yet discovered many sites I had not been aware of, as well as many of the best I have already visited. This is one of the really great books.....DK has outdone themselves, which is saying a lot!

The book is really heavy. Well constructed. The photos are absolutely stunning. This would be a great gift, especially for a student preparing to embark on a post college life full of travel. Or give to folks who can’t travel because of Covid! Stunning pics!

The book has a fantastic collection of photos from all over the world. My wife and I enjoy traveling, and it is providing us with possible future destinations. I highly recommend it!

I purchased this gorgeous volume for the stunning photography. Throughout the volume you find concise, descriptive information of the locations photographed.

I disagree with the publisher's tradeoff between depth and breadth.

Great book with descriptions and great pictures.

Another great DK book!

Another excellent book from this publisher

This is a lovely book, both to actually read through page-by-page and to leave as a coffee table book (decoration, in other words!). But unlike some coffee table books, this one is actually interesting and informative!The book is focussed on man-made structures (buildings, bridges, etc) throughout history. Each structure is given a maximum of a double-page spread, most with one page or less, and has accompanying text explaining the building of the structure and what's special about it, along with lots of photographs and diagrams. To say "heavily illustrated" would imply, in some peoples mind, that the pictures take dominance over the text, but they balance out and the text is well written and informative.The book is divided by geographic region (mostly continent-based) and subdivided by time, for the most part, with introductory content about building techniques over the centuries. The text is interesting to read and well written, and I learned a lot. It was also interesting to go through the selected man-made structures (many of which I've seen in person over my lifetime of travel) and get some inside information I wasn't aware of. This is a fascinating book, and one most people will enjoy reading (as well as looking at the pictures)! It's a heavy book, and beautifully presented and laid out. An excellent addition to your library. Or coffee table!

after buying the book history of the world map by map,by the same DKedition,i bought in ebook format with kindle app,this other first quality book at very reduce price compare with the book itself. we can download the free kindle app for pc or android device. we receive the content immediatly. it easy to use kindle.we can maximize the screen,continu reading where we stop,consuly the table of content at any time.i am please to decide to buy it because is a very serious knowledge.

The book was delivered by Amazon with a massive tear in the reinforced and heavy duty inside seam (see pictures) Due to the damage the pages which have significant weight are now only attached to the back cover and no longer secured properly to the binding. Feels like the book is going to fall apart at any moment. Doesn't seem like damage that could occur during shipping, and I've had 7 other exact books shipped without issue. I don't know how you can't notice this and ship it as "new". Looking for some sort of credit. Thanks.