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The Great Wall of China, Petra, The Colosseum, Chich?n Itz? , Machu Picchu, The Taj Mahal, and Christ the Redeemer were selected as the new seven wonders of the world by over 600 million people who participated in a vote between 2000 and 2007. But have you ever wondered how these monumental structures have been built centuries ago without using the modern technologies and heavy machinery that is available today? This book will give you the answers you are looking for.

All around the world, there are some strange and unique places. From human-made landscapes to natural wonders, readers will discover some of the odd places people have explored.

Text and photographs look at unusual architecture.

"In a sleepy town in Southern France stands a mysterious structure. Is it a fortress? A giant labyrinth? The castle of a long-forgotten king? It is, in fact, the work of one man, Ferdinand Cheval, who shaped a palace over the course of 33 years with nothing but his bare hands, his will, and a few tools. This is the story of how and why his palace came to be"--Dust jacket.

"When Antoni Gaud? can't go to school like the other kids, nature becomes his teacher. Later, when he trains to be an architect in Barcelona, his headmaster wonders, is he a 'genius or a fool'? Others think he is an artistic genius who is ahead of his time."--.

Frank Lloyd Wright is the most influential and important architect of the twentieth century, and possibly of all time. Wright?s work continues to inspire all those who see it.

"This book explores why and how people have constructed taller and taller buildings over the course of human history"--Provided by publisher.

Looks at photos of different types of homes and explains how to use the maps inside the book to navigate and compare what is the same and what is different about living in them.

"Spidey comes the rescue when Ms. Marvel and the Hulk call for his help in dealing with a mischievous squirrel who is causing lots of trouble at a construction site"--OCLC.

Archival photographs and text describe the history of Fords Theatre in Washington, D.C., focusing on the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, which occurred there.