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Islands - real, artificial, and metaphoric - have always fascinated people. Buildings near, or even in water transcend boundaries and merge concrete, familiar structures with flowing visions to create symphonies of water, light and stone. Examples of the mastery of this interplay of elements are provided by Abu Dhabi's Saadiyat museum island, artificial city suburbs such as Crystal Island in Moscow, and even entire new cities such as Island City in Japan. Apart from such dynamic urban centres, Dubai's luxury islands or the world's ... read more
Have you ever wished that you could have seen King Solomon's mighty Temple in Jerusalem or climbed to the top of the Tower of Babel? This book gives an invitation to visit buildings long vanished or those demolished within living history, some by dim politicians, others by war or "acts of God".
