Amazing Buildings

by Philip Wilkinson, Paolo Donati (Illustrator)

Full-color artwork, including cutaway illustrations and exploded views, explores some of the world's most famous architectural landmarks, including the Paris Opera, the Taj Mahal, and Grand Central Station.

Genres: Nonfiction, Architecture, Childrens, History, Art

48 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Philip Wilkinson (born 1955) is the author of non-fiction books for children and adults. He was educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He worked as an editor prior to becoming an author.

He specializes in works on history, the arts, religion, and architecture and has written over forty titles.

Reviews

[Tara]

This book's text references historical facts and contains plenty of vocabulary that small kids won't understand. It seems to be meant for adults, but nevertheless this is one that my son keeps coming back to. The building cutaways are very well done, and he finds them fascinating. I imagine that as he gets older he'll enjoy the richness of the historical detail, but already, as an elementary school kid, he's gotten a lot of enjoyment out of it.

[Linda]

Wonderful drawings and explanations of unique buildings.

[WSL Library]

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