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How the New Seven Wonders of the World Were Built

By Tom Velcovsky and Jiri Bartunek
Series: How the Wonders Were Built
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The New Seven Wonders of the World are introduced from the architectural point of view in this fully illustrated title. The Great Wall of China, Petra, The Colosseum, Chichen Itzá, Machu Picchu, The Taj Mahal, and Christ the Redeemer were selected as the new seven wonders... Read More
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The New Seven Wonders of the World are introduced from the architectural point of view in this fully illustrated title.

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The New Seven Wonders of the World are introduced from the architectural point of view in this fully illustrated title.

The Great Wall of China, Petra, The Colosseum, Chichen Itzá, 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 were built centuries ago without using the modern technologies and heavy machinery that are available today? This book will give you the answers you are looking for.

These buildings are a unique cross-section of world architecture and offer a unique opportunity to compare the approaches, but also the cultures of the entire world and different historical periods. Come and travel with us across the world and time and peek behind the curtain of the creation of the architectural monuments that have helped shape the current world.

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    The New Seven Wonders of the World are introduced from the architectural point of view in this fully illustrated title. The Great Wall of China, Petra, The Colosseum, Chichen Itzá, 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...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9788000076348

Publisher: Albatros nakladatelstvi as

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 October 2025

Country: Czechia

Imprint: Albatros nakladatelstvi as

Illustration: Color illustrations throughout

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Jan Sramek

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 203.0mm

Height: 279.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 56

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Children's Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Jiri Bartunek Series: How the Wonders Were Built Tom Velcovsky

About the Author

Jiri Bartunek comes from the Czech Republic. He graduated in Classical Archaeology and gained his doctorate in Ancient History. He has lived in the United Kingdom, Sweden and Iceland. He works as an archaeologist and historian with interests in technical, social, military, eschatological and other, lesser-known aspects of ancient civilisations. His main professional purpose is popularisation of history for the general public, which he achieves by his publications, exhibition-related work at museums, and practical demonstrations including fencing shows.

Tom Velcovsky is a graduate in Audiovisual Production from the Silesian University in Opava, Czechia, where he specialised in screenwriting and storyboards. Before switching to children's books and the making of comic strips, he worked in advertising.

Jan Sramek is a visual artist, illustrator and teacher from the Czech Republic. His work has been presented at galleries and festivals all over the world, notably in London, New York, Amsterdam, Seoul, and Beijing. His illustrations for the book That's Metro, Man! were selected for a prestigious exhibition at the Bologna Children's Book Fair in 2020.

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