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From the Athens Acropolis, to the
Pont du Gard aqueduct and to the Coliseum
in Rome: we encounter the most impressive remains of the classical
antiquity in its buildings.
Even if today only ruins are preserved, they still provide a fascinating evidence of the ancient architecture - an architecture, which mastered amazing technological challenges.
Heiner Knell brings together 13 masterpieces from
600 years of ancient architectural history. He shows
how technical progress and history of art changed
and how political messages are reflected in the
architecture. Moreover basic architectural concepts are clearly explained with the help of photography, floor plans, sketches and
reconstruction drawings.