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001    ocm21440960 
003    OCoLC 
005    20081118010002.0 
008    900405s1990    nyua     b    001 0 eng   
010       90035928 
020    0025491059:|c$39.95 
020    9780025491052 
035    (OCoLC)21440960 
035    (OCoLC)21440960 
040    DLC|beng|cDLC|dMUQ|dBTCTA|dYDXCP|dNOR 
049    XOFA 
050 00 TA19|b.H28 1990 
082 00 624/.09|220 
100 1  Hawkes, Nigel. 
245 10 Structures :|bthe way things are built /|cNigel Hawkes. 
250    Marshall edition. 
264  1 New York :|bMacmillan,|c1990. 
300    240 pages :|billustrations (some color) ;|c30 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (page 235) and index. 
505 00 |tIntroduction --|tLocation map --|g[pt. 1].|tMonolithic 
       memorials --|tLondon's Egyptian Obelisk --|gThe
       |tTerracotta Army --|gThe|tGranite Icon --|tMonument to 
       Freedom --|tBuilders of a Nation  --|tMonument to Victory 
       --|g[pt. 2].|tArchitectural achievements --|tShrine to the
       God of the Wind --|tLegendary Mexican Tomb --|tPyramids : 
       shrines of the ancients --|tStronghold of the Crusaders --
       |gThe|tSacred City --|gThe|tImperial Labyrinth --
       |tPaxton's inspiration from nature --|tPaxton's influence 
       --|tGaudi's Gothic masterpiece --|tGaudi's creative genius
       --|tStairway to the sky --|tEiffel's other works --|gThe
       |tsteel and concrete forest --|gThe|tgeodesic golfball --
       |gThe|tglass tent --|tAustralia's architectural symbol --
       |gThe|tultimate stadium --|tSymbol of a city --|gThe
       |ttallest towers --|gA|tprivate Xanadu --|gThe|tbiggest 
       church in the world --|tWorld within a world -- 
505 00 |g[pt. 3].|tFeats of civil engineering --|gThe|tlongest 
       bastion --|tJoining the oceans --|tCanals across the world
       --|tLInes across a nation --|tTracks through the Taiga --
       |gA|tconcrete triumph --|tHarnessing the power of water --
       |tTaming the seas --|tConquest of the Alps --|gThe
       |tworld's greatest highways --|tDarby's metal masterpiece 
       --|gThe|tlongest span --|tBridges of distinction --
       |tMassive seabed structure --|tGenerators of the future --
       |tNuclear Goliath --|tHarness of the sun --|g[pt. 4].
       |tUnderground engineering achievements --|tSubterranean 
       mausoleum --|tFactory beneath a mountain --|tGiant 
       collision tunnel --|tRailroad under the sea --|tGreat 
       tunnels --|g[pt. 5].|tAstronomical constructions --
       |tCosmic time machine --|gThe|tultimate radio telescope --
       |tRecorder of the heavens --|tGazetteer --|tBibliography -
       -|tIndex --|tAcknowledgements. 
650  0 Civil engineering|xHistory. 
650  0 Buildings|xHistory. 
650  0 Underground construction|xHistory. 
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