This richly illustrated volume offers a comprehensive insight into this metropolis' boundless diversity. In sensitively written texts the author presents a journey through the most significant stages of Berlin's artistic and architectural history, from its beginning to the present day. More than 600 splendid photographs document the eventful artistic and cultural development of this extraordinary city, which to this day is famous for its pulsating life. The Reichstag building, the Brandenburg Gate, the Palace of Charlottenburg, and Potsdamer Platz are only a few of the many stops the viewer can explore in detail. The book is cleverly divided into different aspects of Berlin's art and architecture such as Palaces and Gardens, Buildings and Complexes of Power and the Crown Jewels of the City, ensuring that the book is easy to use. The unique history of this city, and its influence on art and architecture, is well documented within this beautifully presented book.
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Seller: medimops, Berlin, Germany
Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages. Seller Inventory # M0383315246X-V
Seller: Bookbot, Prague, Czech Republic
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen. This richly illustrated book provides an in-depth exploration of Berlin's diverse artistic and architectural history, highlighting key stages from its inception to the present through thoughtfully written texts. Seller Inventory # 5176f32e-ebb3-4ebd-89fa-ec9cc8511ad1
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Seller: Bookbot, Prague, Czech Republic
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Gebrauchsspuren. This richly illustrated book provides an in-depth exploration of Berlin's diverse artistic and architectural history, highlighting key stages from its inception to the present through thoughtfully written texts. Seller Inventory # 11c83447-e536-473e-a6e6-5b9827eefe97
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Seller: HGG Books, Slingerlands, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. First Edition. Clean pages, tight binding, clean boards, crisp dust jacket,illustrated dust jacket over cloth boardsPlease contact us about shipping costs for international orders of over-sized books or multi-book sets. We are happy to provide accurate quote prior to purchase. Clean pages, tight binding, clea illustrated dust jacket over clo. Seller Inventory # 383315246X
Seller: Frank J. Raucci, Bookseller, Wallingford, CT, U.S.A.
Cloth Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. A LITERARY and PHOTOGRAPHIC chronicle of the art and architecture of the city of Berlin, Germany. A bright, clean, tight copy with all text and illustrations clean/unmarked. "This book reveals Berlin, a city celebrated for its vibrant life and cultural uniqueness, through the captivating works of its master builders and magnificent, world famous art treasures spanning from antiquity to the Middle Ages and Renaissance up to contemporary paintings, sculpture, and photography - a comprehensive look at the city's artistic achievements never before presented in such scope." PROLIFICALLY ILLUSTRATED in full-color and black-and-white photography (many full-page) with accompanying descriptive captions. 431 pages. NOTE: Due to the large folio size and excessive weight of the book quite significant additional shipping cost will be requested/required for OUT-OF-U.S. shipment in conjunction with country of destination. FRB-T. Seller Inventory # 017246
Seller: Book Stall of Rockford, Inc., Rockford, IL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Over-sized hardbound (folio). First edition: the printing numerals are a full line beginning with 1. Text in German and English. AS NEW. No wear to the binding. No distortion from reading or improper shelving. Pages are tight and clean with no marks. No name of previous owner. No odor. No water damage. No soiling. The as new dust jacket priced at $59.99 (not clipped) shows no wear, no sun fading. DJ in an archival protector. Bright, crisp copy. Seller Inventory # MP23-725A
Seller: Cultural Connection, Cape Coral, FL, U.S.A.
First edition first printing. Written in English and German. Heavy Folio 12 1/2" tall x 11" wide. 431 pages printed on slick paper. Loaded with color illustrations Dust jacket. MINT/ MINT. Seller Inventory # 023432
Seller: Borkert, Schwarz und Zerfaß GbR, Berlin, Germany
Condition: Gut. 431 S. : zahlr. Ill. ; 32 cm, fadengeh. Orig.-Pappband m. illustr. OUmschl. Gutes Ex. - Deutsch u. Englisch. // Berlin, die deutsche Metropole, kann auf eine fast 800-jährige Geschichte zurückblicken: vom kleinen Ort auf der Spreeinsel zu den Kurfürsten, von der Preußischen Königstadt zur Gründung des Reiches, von der Hauptstadt des Kaiserreiches zu Diktatur und Krieg, von der Frontstadt zum Symbol und Herzstück der deutschen Einheit. Berlin, gefeiert wegen seines pulsierenden Lebens und seiner kulturellen Einzigartigkeit, offenbart in diesem Buch die faszinierenden Werke seiner Baumeister und seine prächtigen, weltbekannten Kunstschätze, von der Antike über Mittelalter und Renaissance bis hin zur Malerei, Plastik und Fotokunst der Gegenwart - ein Spannungsbogen künstlerischen Schaffens, wie er in dieser Opulenz noch nicht gezeigt wurde. (Verlagstext) // INHALT : . Medien, Messen, Verkehrsareale ---- Türme des Funks und Fernsehens Kongress- und Messeanlagen ---- Flughäfen von Weltbedeutung ---- Bahnhöfe im großen und im kleinen Stil ---- Wohnen, Arbeiten, Sport ---- Villen Wohnhäuser und Siedlungen ---- Büros, Banken und Wissenschaft ---- Antikisierender und minimalistischer Sportstättenbau ---- Glaubenshäuser, Friedhöfe, Denkmäler ---- Kirchen, Synagogen und Moscheen ---- Letzte Ruhestätten ---- In Erinnerung an Sieger, Retter, Opfer und Helden ---- Schlösser und Gärten ---- In der Stadt: Charlottenburg und Jagdschloss Grunewald ---- Am Rand gelegen: Tegel, Spandau, Friedrichsfelde, Köpenick ---- Am Wasser gebaut: Pfaueninsel, Glienicke, Babelsberg ---- Drüben in Potsdam ---- Das Paradies von Sanssouci ---- Neuer Garten und Pfingstberg ---- Die geschichtsträchtige Stadt ---- (u.a.m.) ISBN 9783833152467 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 2900. Seller Inventory # 1124521
Seller: Mooney's bookstore, Den Helder, Netherlands
Condition: Very Good. Seller Inventory # 81F23E8CD0766D2
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