This book offers an archaeological study on Chinas ancient capitals. Using abundant illustrations of ancient capital sites, it verifies the archaeological discoveries with documentary records. The author introduces the dynamical interpretation of each ancient capital to the inte…
Gatehouse Architecture : the Ground Floor -- Gatehouse Architecture, Part 2 : the Upper Floor -- The Architectural Purpose of the Gatehouse -- The Use of the Gatehouse -- Gate Complexes and City Planning -- The Gate as a Public Space -- The City Council in the Gate -- Other Gate…
In this fully illustrated study, Rune Frederiksen assembles all archaeological and written sources for city walls in the ancient Greek world, and argues that widespread fortification of settlements and towns, usually considered to date from the Classical period, in fact took pla…
In this fully illustrated study, Rune Frederiksen assembles all archaeological and written sources for city walls in the ancient Greek world, and argues that widespread fortification of settlements and towns, usually considered to date from the Classical period, in fact took pla…
"The fortifications of Pompeii stand as the ancient city's largest, oldest, and best preserved public monument. Over its 700-year history, Pompeii invested significant amounts of money, resources, and labor into re-building, maintaining, and upgrading the walls. Each interventio…
The walls of Constantinople AD 324-1453
by Dennis, Peter, Turnbull, Stephen R.
fromFortress
Of all the castles constructed by Western Europeans during the Middle Ages, none have caught the public imagination as much as Crusader castles. These structures, ranging from the very simple to the huge and elaborate, also encompass almost all aspects of.