Bridges: A History of the World's Most Famous and Important Spans

Introduction by Frank O. Gehry. Opening to a dazzling full-yard span, this panoramic tour introduces more than fifty of the world's greatest bridges in 200 high-quality black-&-white photographs and an engaging text that sheds light on the historical and technological background of constructions that range from the ancient Roman Pont du Gard to the newly constructed Tsing Ma bridge in Hong Kong.

• Author
• Judith Dupre

• Format
• hardcover

• Pages
• 128

• Publisher
• Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9781884822759

• Genres
• architecture, history, photography, reference

• Release date
• 1997