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From the Athens Acropolis, to the Pont du Gard aqueduct and to the Coliseum in Rome: we encounter the most impressive remains of the classical antiquity in its buildings. Even if today only ruins are preserved, they still provide a fascinating evidence of the ancient architecture - an architecture, which mastered amazing technological challenges. Heiner Knell brings together 13 masterpieces from 600 years of ancient architectural history. He shows how technical progress and history of art changed and how political messages are reflected in the architecture. Moreover basic architectural concepts are clearly explained with the help of photography, floor plans, sketches and reconstruction drawings.

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