A Spotter's Guide to Amazing Architecture (Lonely Planet)

The next in our Spotter's Guide series reveals 120 of the world's great human constructions and where to find them | from cloud-piercing skyscrapers and ancient sites to classic buildings and contemporary designs. Packed with facts | maps and photos | it's a fun and fascinating introduction to the sublime | the strange and everything in between. When we travel it's often to see a building - the Taj Mahal | the Leaning Tower of Pisa | the Eiffel Tower. They're things of beauty | symbols of their age and emblems of human endeavour. Sometimes | buildings are the reason we decide to go somewhere; think of an icon such as Bilbao's Guggenheim and Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple complex. Other times | buildings help make a visit more enriching and rewarding | like discovering the old district of Pelourinho in Salvador | Brazil and the majestic Hagia Sophia in Istanbul | Turkey. Amazing Architecture: A Spotter's Guide is perfect for anyone interested in learning about many of the world's greatest architectural sites. Each entry includes a brief introduction | who designed it and when it was built | plus a map to help you plan a visit. Famous | weird and wonderful places include: Bran Castle in Transylvania | Romania The Crooked House in Sopot | Poland Shah Mosque in Esfahan | Iran Skara Brae in Orkney | Scotland Towers of San Gimignano | Italy Roman Baths in Bath | UK Ayutthaya temple complex | Thailand The Winter Palace | St Petersburg | Russia Millau Viaduct | southern France Chrysler Building | New York | USA Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies The mud-made Agadez Mosque | Niger About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand | providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades | we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated | passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online | on mobile | video and in 14 languages | 12 international magazines | armchair and lifestyle books | ebooks | and more.