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Dostępność: na zamówienie A comprehensive insiders guide to the Big Apple, with sections on shopping, culture, sights, restaurants, hotels, and more. Ranging from boutiques to bars, museums to landmarks, this guides got all bases covered. Sechs Jahre nach dem Terroranschlag auf das World Trade Center, nach Lähmung und Depression, ist New York wieder die Hauptstadt der Welt. Es herrscht Optimismus und Gründerzeitstimmung, die Metropole ist im Aufbruch.
Dostępność: na zamówienie Charles Garnier (Paris 1825-1898). The eclectism of this French architect enables him to be placed within the Second Imperial style. His works can be considered as archetypal examples of Neo-classical Renaissance and baroque architecture. His greatest undertaking was the Opera House in Paris (1861-1875), highly relevant for the subsequent development of architecture in the nineteenth century. The overall effect is harmonious but different styles and decorations are combined together through sculptures, frescos and marble.
Dostępność: na zamówienie Gustave Alexandre Eiffel (Dijon 1832-Paris 1923). This French civil engineer and constructor, is famous for the Eiffel Tower in Paris. He studied at the École Central des Arts et Manufactures, where he demonstrated his interest in metal construction, graduated in Chemical Engineering and in 1866 founded his own company. He directed the building of an iron railway bridge at Bordeaux and the design of the movable dome of the observatory at Nice. He finished his greatest project, the Eiffel Tower, in 1889, in time for the Centennial Exposition, causing commotion and amazement among the artists of the period and the world in general. His next large-scale project was the Panama Canal.
