Skyscrapers - Fabulous Buildings that Reach for the Sky

Discover the amazing stories behind the world's greatest skyscrapers, the buildings that reach up to explore the frontier in the sky. More than 120 iconic skyscraper buildings are described in detail. Each is lavishly illustrated with a rich mix of colour photography, artist's renderings and schematic drawings. A comparative height chart profiles every building so that the world's tallest skyscrapers can be compared at a glance. Form the lost pioneering skyscrapers of the 19th century to the tallest man-made structure in the world, Skyscrapers is a breathtaking journey towards the peaks of architectural aspiration...