| From the moment the first skyscraper was erected in the late nineteenth-century, it was on its way to becoming the preeminent urban structure. The skyscraper is an architectural phenomenon, which never ceases to fascinate and awe.
Features a selection of skyscrapers, from the Woolworth Building in the United States to the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur; from the Pirelli Tower in Italy to the Rialto Towers in Australia. Contains more than one hundred breathtaking photographs that display the magnificence of the world's skyscrapers. |
