Modern megacities, breathtaking natural backdrops, and a varied cultural landscape with a long tradition - China captivates with its contrasts and unbelievable diversity. The most populous country in the world can... Zobraziť viac
Cuba is synonymous with sugar and tobacco... Zobraziť viac
City living can present certain limitations. This book shows how architects overcome the challenge of building unique homes in the middle of a sea of houses. They create space where it is a scarce commodity. They preserve a sense of intimacy... Zobraziť viac
In the 1860s, a style of painting emerged in Paris which fundamentally called into question the artistic concepts that had been prevalent in academies up to that time. Impressionist artists such as Monet, Renoir, and Degas now focused on their ... Zobraziť viac
A vast mountain range stretching from west to east over seven countries forms a barrier of rock, snow and ice in the middle of Europe... Zobraziť viac
In hardly any other country did painting reflect the search for a national self-image as clearly as in the USA. From the colonial era to the landscape paintings of the Hudson River School and the confrontation with European Modernism, the entire loth... Zobraziť viac
With more than eight million visitors a year, the Louvre is the museum with the most visits in the world. Its extensive collection of paintings reflects the history of European art from... Zobraziť viac
Imagine a sea of sand dunes the size of a European country, a world in motion, exquisite ridge lines perfectly sculpted by the winds and stretching to a layered horizon... Zobraziť viac
Even though it was a time of near financial ruin in Flanders, Baroque art flourished during this period thanks to the patronage of an arts... Zobraziť viac
Snow-capped Himalayan mountains, palm-fringed sandy beaches, impenetrable tropical jungles and majestic tigers... Zobraziť viac
This volume illustrates the fascinating diversity and beauty of Sweden. Sweden, a symbol of Scandinavian idyll, inspires with its falun-red wooden houses surrounded by dense forests, with its quiet bays, long sandy beaches, lighthouses and windmills... Zobraziť viac
The mountainous northern region, the flooded landscapes of the northeast during the rainy season, and the fertile agricultural land in the interior, irrigated by the Chao Phraya River, represent only a part of Thailand's special diversity... Zobraziť viac
Canada borders the United States to the south and the Arctic Circle to the north. This results in a landscape diversity with endless forest areas in the... Zobraziť viac
The name Argentina already sounds auspicious, being derived from the Latin argentum, or silver. Between the Atlantic coast in the east and the Andes in the west streches the vast grassland of the Pampas and Patagonias... Zobraziť viac
Škandalózny umelec a excentrik Egon Schiele zaznamenával rozpory svojich čias v strhujúcich portrétoch a autoportrétoch. Táto bohato ilustrovaná kniha nás pozýva nanovo objaviť jeho... Zobraziť viac
