| Publication |
London, Phaidon Press Limited, 2013.
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| Description |
64pLight blue spine
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| Summary/Abstract |
Hello. I am Speck. Come fly with me! Architecture According to Pigeons is the perfect introduction for children to the most beautiful buildings in the world and the basic principles of architecture, using a fun, lively and engaging way of learning. In this delightful book, a pigeon named Speck Lee Tailfeather reveals that pigeons are great aficionados of architecture and delivers an account of a journey around the globe with fun facts about each of the iconic buildings he visits. The book features the Colosseum, the Taj Mahal, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Sydney Opera House, the Eiffel Tower, Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater and dozens of other buildings from a 'bird's eye view' to delight children and parents alike.
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| Contents |
Canterbury Cathedral
Eiffel tower
Georges Pompidou centre
Notre-Dame de Ronchamp
Basilica de la Sagrada Familia
Ca d'Oro, Venice
St. Mark's Basilica
Rialto bridge
Doge's palace
Bridge of sighs
San Giorgio Maggiore
Colosseum
Golden gate bridge
Millau Viaduct
Tower bridge
Brooklyn bridge
Great pyramid of Giza
Taj Mahal
Great wall of China
Church of the light
Sydney Opera house
Chamber of Deputies, Secretariat, Senate, Cathedral, palace of Justice and National theatre
Shanghai world financial center
Agbar tower
Television tower
Turning torso
Big Ben
Petronas towers
Empire State building
Transamerica pyramid
Moscow State University
Burj Khalifa
Leaning tower of Pisa
Seagram building
CCTV headquarters
London bridge tower (the Shard)
Fallingwater
Chrysler building
Walt Disney concert hall
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| Standard Number |
9780714863535 Hb.
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