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Book | 725.11 S655T (Browse shelf) | Checked out | 24/09/2024 | 0084965555 |
720 H Buildings | 720.9 L887G Great Buildings | 721.04 H169S Skyscrapers | 725.11 S655T The houses of parliament (Their history and purpose) | 725.18 D217K Knights and castles | 725.18 D218C Castle under siege | 725.827 C554T The colosseum (How it was built and how it was used) |
This book tells the fascinating story of one of the world's greatest public buildings. We find out why it came to be built - after a huge fire in 1834 destroyed nearly all the existing parliament buildings - and how the innovations of the Industrial Revolution helped in its construction.