{"product_id":"the-architecture-of-rome-an-architectural-history-in-414-individual-presentations-9783869050454","title":"The Architecture of Rome: An Architectural History in 414 Individual Presentations","description":"\u003cb\u003eDies ist die dritte, erweiterte und überarbeitete Auflage des Rom-Reiseführers. Neu ist der QR-Code auf der Rückseite, der zu Google Maps von Rom führt und alle besprochenen Sehenswürdigkeiten anzeigt. Neben präzisen Standortinformationen erleichtert diese Funktion die Routenplanung und bietet zusätzliche, aktuelle Informationen wie \u003cbr\u003e Öffnungszeiten, Eintrittspreise usw.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArchitects and artists have always acknowledged over the cen-\u003cbr\u003e turies that Rome is rightly called the  eternal city . Rome is eternal\u003cbr\u003e above all because it was always young, always  in its prime . Here\u003cbr\u003e the buildings that defined the West appeared over more than 2000\u003cbr\u003e years, here the history of European architecture was written.\u003cbr\u003e The foundations were laid even in ancient Roman times, when\u003cbr\u003e the first attempts were made to design interiors and thus make\u003cbr\u003e space open to experience as something physical. And at that time\u003cbr\u003e the Roman architects also started to develop building types that\u003cbr\u003e are still valid today, thus creating the cornerstone of later Western\u003cbr\u003e architecture. In it Rome's primacy remained unbroken - whether\u003cbr\u003e it was with old St. Peter's as the first medieval basilica or new\u003cbr\u003e St. Peter's as the building in which Bramante and Michelangelo\u003cbr\u003e developed the High Renaissance, or with works by Bernini and\u003cbr\u003e Borromini whose rich and lucid spatial forms were to shape Ba-\u003cbr\u003e roque as far as Vienna, Bohemia and Lower Franconia. When\u003cbr\u003e Louis Kahn, one of the greats of 20th-century architecture, confes-\u003cbr\u003e sed:  My mind is full of Roman greatness , this no longer applies\u003cbr\u003e only to those times. For three decades, absolutely central buildings\u003cbr\u003e have been emerging again in the eternal city. From museums to\u003cbr\u003e sacred buildings to large music and event centers: Rome today\u003cbr\u003e has true landmarks of the present day - from Renzo Piano to Jean\u003cbr\u003e Nouvel and Zaha Hadid.\u003cbr\u003e All this is comprehensible only if it is presented historically, i. e.\u003cbr\u003e in chronological sequence, and therefore the guide has not been\u003cbr\u003e arranged topographically as usual but chronologically. This means\u003cbr\u003e that one is not led in random sequence from a Baroque building to\u003cbr\u003e an ancient or a modern one, but the historical development is fol-\u003cbr\u003e lowed successively. Every epoch is preceded by an introduction\u003cbr\u003e that identifies its key features. This produces a continuous, lavish-\u003cbr\u003e ly illustrated history of the architecture of Rome - and thus at the\u003cbr\u003e same time of the whole of the West. Practical handling is guaran-\u003cbr\u003e teed by an alphabetical index and detailed maps, whose informa-\u003cbr\u003e tion does not just immediately illustrate the historical picture, but\u003cbr\u003e also makes it possible to choose a personal route through history.\u003cbr\u003e In order to clarify the historical development, the key buildings of\u003cbr\u003e each period and other major works are especially emphasized\u003cbr\u003e both in the text and on the maps.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stefan Grundmann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Axel Menges\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.9lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.74h x 6.22w x 1.02d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783869050454","brand":"Axel Menges","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48949388673161,"sku":"9783869050454","price":43.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_463bf237-e37b-42b3-a184-c9f2367c1689.jpg?v=1794298153","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-architecture-of-rome-an-architectural-history-in-414-individual-presentations-9783869050454","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}