100 Great Wonders of the World

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from around the world are described and lavishly illustrated in full colour throughout.
Continent by continent breakdown of the biggest, the oldest, the most unusual and remarkable wonders of our world.
All sites are pinpointed on maps at the beginning of each continental section.
Special illustrated features on topics such as Great Civilizations and Great Landscapes illuminate the richness and variety of the world around us.


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Great Wonders of the World
• How many people did it take to build the Great Wall of China?
• Which sea has a mineral content 10 times stronger than normal?
• How were the hexagonal stone pillars of the Giant's Causeway really created?
• Who built a fantastic fairy-tale castle in order to relive a romantic medieval legend before he finally went mad and drowned himself?
• And which... Tovább

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Great Wonders
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^ ^^ ^^ spectacular man-made structures and I extraordinary natural phenomena
from around the world are described and lavishly illustrated in full colour throughout.
Continent by continent breakdown of the biggest, the oldest, the most unusual and remarkable wonders of our world.
All sites are pinpointed on maps at the beginning of each continental section.
Special illustrated features on topics such as Great Civilizations and Great Landscapes illuminate the richness and variety of the world around us.


0329000007223
100
Great Wonders of the World
• How many people did it take to build the Great Wall of China?
• Which sea has a mineral content 10 times stronger than normal?
• How were the hexagonal stone pillars of the Giant's Causeway really created?
• Who built a fantastic fairy-tale castle in order to relive a romantic medieval legend before he finally went mad and drowned himself?
• And which spectacular valley has branches 3,057km (1,900 miles) and 2,574km (1,600 miles) long?
The answers to these and many other questions can be found in 100 Great Wonders of the World
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monuments and natural features are described in this book. Enigmatic megaliths such as Stonehenge in England and the Easter Island statues in the Pacific invite conjecture but have yet to yield their age-old secrets. Exquisite edifices, like St. Peter's in Rome, rub shoulders with the stark lines of the Great Pyramid at Giza. Engineering feats - such as the Trans-Siberian, the longest rail line in the world - are included, alongside natural phenomena such as the Florida Everglades, the vast Sahara Desert and the active volcanoes of Antarctica.
Each entry includes a key map, a fact panel, and colour photographs. Special features on topics such as Great Civilizations and Great Landscapes provide a further insight into some of the most extraordinary wonders of the world. Bringing together the best from across the globe, this volume is a fascinating read, a useful reference, and a tantalizing invitation to find out more. Vissza