发现最令人难以置信的人造奇迹，
从巨石阵到哈利法塔，与人类创造的最著名和最有趣的建筑物和纪念碑无与伦比的目录。
人类创造的世界奇迹有一系列的结构，从建筑物到纪念碑、雕像和桥梁，包括金门大桥和胡佛大坝。
本书以丹·克鲁克山克的前言开场，然后带读者踏上一个大陆一个大陆的旅程，探索并绘制不同文化所采用的创新、独创性和想象力，以创建吉萨大金字塔等标志性建筑。这种真正全球化的方法揭示了人类如何应对类似的挑战，例如在世界上截然不同的地方，从中国的长城到中美洲城市的防御墙，把敌人挡在门外。插图解释了这些建筑是如何建造的，而解释则涵盖了建筑背后的历史、建筑和独特的故事。
以令人叹为观止的图片为特色，人类创造的世界奇迹是人类几千年来建造的世界的完整庆典。
Discover the most incredible man-made wonders, from Stonehenge to Burj Khalifa, with this unparalleled catalog of the most famous and intriguing buildings and monuments created by humans.
Man-Made Wonders of the World features a range of structures from buildings to monuments, statues, and bridges, including the Golden Gate Bridge and Hoover Dam.
It opens with a foreword by Dan Cruickshank and then takes the reader on a continent-by-continent journey, exploring and charting the innovations, ingenuity, and imagination employed by different cultures to create iconic buildings such as the Great Pyramid of Giza. This truly global approach reveals how humans tackled similar challenges, such as keeping the enemy out, in vastly different parts of the world, from the Great Wall of China to the defensive walls of Central American cities. Illustrations explain how the structures were built, while explanations cover the history, architecture, and unique stories behind their construction.
Featuring breathtaking images, Man-Made Wonders of the World is a complete celebration of the world humans have built over thousands of years.
