Arquitectura moderna monumental

History of the construction of Caracas between 1937 and 1957. Based on interviews with local architects, engineers, urban planners, entrepreneurs and government officials.

Ask Americans to think of a famous architect and the person they are most likely to name is Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright's work, his reputation, and his long and colorful career have made him an icon of modern American architecture. But despite his status as America's most celebrated architect, his influence throughout an active practice spanning the years 1896 to 1959 is so wide and complex that it has been difficult to grasp fully. The essays in this book look not at the United States, the context usually associated with Wright, but at countries around the globe. Anthony Alofsin has assembled ...

Las fortalezas de Dios presenta un recorrido por la fascinante historia de los castillos templarios en los antiguos reinos hispánicos. La Orden del Temple, fundada según se cree en 1119, pronto se convirtió en una de las instituciones más extraordinarias de toda la Edad Media, entre otras cosas por su doble naturaleza religiosa y militar. Extendidos por gran parte de Europa, los caballeros templarios dejaron a lo largo de toda la península Ibérica innumerables huellas de su poder y su activo papel en la llamada Reconquista cristiana. Y las fortalezas del Temple constituyen la más...

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