World Of Wonder Great Buildings

An informative book full of fun facts and special stories about magnificent buildings, with beautiful pictures and nice drawings.

"100 great wonders of the world is a collection of the most spectacular buildings, monuments, natural wonders and triumphs of engineering from across the globe. Featuring beautiful photography throughout, every entry explore the fascinating stories of each wonder in detail"--back cover.

The Colossus of Rhodes, the majestic Pyramids of Giza, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the spellbinding Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the breathtaking Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Just one of them survives today. But with the book How the Wonders of the World Were Built you can go back in time and learn the secrets of how these gems of ancient architecture were created. They shine from the past... and their light is not diminishing. The gems of antiquity are proof of human endeavours to cope with the wonders of nature. People have always wanted more: to improve existing process and methods and find new opportunities. They want to create something new, something that evokes a feeling of amazement and admiration. A masterpiece that will provide the creators with immortality and fame during their lives.

“A poet celebrates the wonders of nature in a collection of essays that could almost serve as a coming-of-age memoir.” —Kirkus Reviews As a child, Nezhukumatathil called many places home: the grounds of a Kansas mental institution, where her Filipina mother was a doctor; the open skies and tall mountains of Arizona, where she hiked with her Indian father; and the chillier climes of western New York and Ohio. But no matter where she was transplanted—no matter how awkward the fit or forbidding the landscape—she was able to turn to our world’s fierce and funny creatures for guidance. “What the peacock can do,” she tells us, “is remind you of a home you will run away from and run back to all your life.” The axolotl teaches us to smile, even in the face of unkindness; the touch-me-not plant shows us how to shake off unwanted advances; the narwhal demonstrates how to survive in hostile environments. Even in the strange and the unlovely, Nezhukumatathil finds beauty and kinship. For it is this way with wonder: it requires that we are curious enough to look past the distractions in order to fully appreciate the world’s gifts. Warm, lyrical, and gorgeously illustrated by Fumi Nakamura, World of Wonders is a book of sustenance and joy. Praise for World of Wonders Barnes & Noble 2020 Book of the Year An NPR Best Book of 2020 An Esquire Best Book of 2020 A Publishers Weekly “Big Indie Book of Fall 2020” A BuzzFeed Best Book of Fall 2020 “Hands-down one of the most beautiful books of the year.” —NPR “A timely story about love, identity and belonging.” —New York Times Book Review “A truly wonderous essay collection.” —Roxane Gay, The Audacity

A new edition of this reference guide to 100 spectacular buildings, monuments, natural wonders and triumphs of engineering from around the world. Full of beautiful photographs, this volume is a tantalising invitation to travel to see these sights first hand.

Table of Contents Introduction History of Machu Picchu Some Facts about the Incas Some Facts about the Inca Empire Some Facts about Machu Picchu Building Machu Picchu Machu Picchu Geography and Climate Machu Picchu Layout Religious Artifacts of Machu Picchu Temple of the Sun Temple of the Three Windows Principal Temple Inihuatana Civil Structures of Machu Picchu Agricultural Sector Living Places Huayna Picchu Machu Picchu Transportation Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu Pueblo) Machu Picchu Transport Shopping in Machu Picchu Machu Picchu Nightlife Machu Picchu Sports Activities Multi-Sport in Machu Picchu Machu Picchu Health and Safety Getting Around: Machu Picchu Hotels Machu Picchu Restaurants Final Words Author Bio Publisher Introduction Machu Picchu is a place, very few people have heard of. It was not until 1911 that people became aware of it. This is a magical city right up there in the clouds. Interested yet? Let us learn more about this amazing place called Machu Picchu. About the people who built it, about the period when it was built, how it was built, how was this amazing place like and who discovered it. A professor from Yale Hiram Bingham used to explore the less travelled and used to look out for hidden places. He was looking everywhere for Vilcabamba but nobody knew about it. Then he met with someone called Arteaga and Bingham asked him about the presence of any nearby ruins. Arteaga informed him about ruins on the top of the mountains named Machu Picchu but was reluctant to take him there because of presence of snakes. Bingham tried to offer him money and ultimately Arteaga agreed. They started the journey to the top of the mountain. They found a boy and Bingham asked him if there were any ruins. They went on and found some Inca stones and they stumbled upon a majestic stone staircase. Upon climbing the top of the staircase, they found a stone temple and got mesmerized by the beauty of the place. They found another temple which was as enthralling. Bingham had a black box camera and he wanted to take some pictures, the 1st picture being that of the boy. Then he saw some vines in a distance and Bingham thought that it must be Vilcabamba. However, he removed the vines and understood that didn’t discover Vilcabamba, fortune has been kind enough to lead him to a place that is even more wonderful. He had discovered Machu Picchu. The Machu Picchu was built by the Incas, around 1430. It was a small city but was built way on the top of the Andes mountain range. It was built at a remote place and was built between two peaks of the mighty Andes and at a height of 8,000 feet above the sea level. Known as the land of Gods- Machu Picchu was quite an organized society with all the services- military, financial, tax, goods etc. With over 150 structures including homes, palaces and temples. No doubt that Machu Picchu is “the city in the clouds.”

The Wonders of the World collects the world's most renowned works of infrastructure and makes you the architect. Wonders of the World comes with five pop out, papercraft projects for you to build on your own. You'll get hands-on as you build highly detailed renditions of some of the greatest feats of architecture the world has ever seen. Toil with the Romans in a refurbished version of the Coliseum. Worship at an altar-sized Taj Mahal. Take in the view atop the Eiffel Tower! Spend an afternoon with these easy-to-understand instructions, and create a majestic paper building fit for the world to adore.