[书籍] 1000 Monuments of Genius[1000座天才纪念碑]
出版社:
Parkstone Press
简介:
Since the mythical Tower of Babel, humans have continuously tried to erect monuments to match their oversized egos. With ancient ziggurats, the Taj Mahal or the Empire State Building, man has for centuries demonstrated his force by raising structures for purposes both religious and profane. As international cultural statements without words, symbols of a people’s values - devotion, patriotism, power - symbols of a civilisation’s grandeur, these monuments still fascinate and attract an ever-growing public who is captivated by the creativity and ingenuity of these architects and stonemasons. Their historical message goes far beyond mere art history, for they tell us of the lives and evolution of the peoples of the past, as does the Parthenon in Athens, many times destroyed, rebuilt, reused, attacked, pillaged and restored once again today. This work, featuring 1000 monuments chosen from around the globe, retraces human history, the techniques, styles and philosophies necessary for the construction of so many splendours over the centuries, providing a panorama of the most celebrated monuments while evoking the passion of their makers. The reader can explore the changing values of humanity through the edifices it has built and understand these structures as triumphs of humankind. 自谜一样的巴别塔开始，人类就持续地想要竖起纪念碑以与他们超大尺寸的自负相匹配。古代巴比伦神塔，泰姬·玛哈尔陵或帝国大厦，人多少世纪以来通过为宗教和世俗目的而向上伸展的结构来展示他的力量。 作为无言的见证，人类价值的象征——奉献，爱国，权利-作为一个文明的宏伟，这些纪念碑仍旧令人着迷并吸引着日益增长的公众，他们被这些建筑师和石匠的创造性和足智多谋而折服。 它们的历史信息远比单纯的艺术史走得更远，它们告诉我们过往人类的生活与进步，正如雅典的帕特农神庙，多少次被毁，重建，再用，遭袭，被掠而又一次被修复。 这部作品通过从全世界挑选的1000座纪念碑追溯了人类对于数世纪以来建筑如此之多的奇迹所必需的历史，技术，风格和哲学，提供了这些最著名的纪念碑的全景展示，以及它们的创造者被唤醒的激情。读者可以通过这些大建筑物探究人类价值的改变以及理解这些标志着人类巨大成就的结构。
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