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Author
Series
Jack West Jr. novels volume 1
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 17
Description
A prediction that promises ultimate power to whomever restores the Golden Capstone, an ancient Egyptian structure that protected people from global flooding before it was broken and scattered by Alexander the Great, prompts a brutal competition.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"Ancient architecture includes structures that were built long ago by early civilizations. This book showcases astounding ancient buildings-from ziggurats and pyramids to palaces and temples-and the architects who built them! A table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, design activity, and sidebars are included in this title"--
Author
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
"This masterful history of the monumental architecture of Alexandria, as well as of the rest of Egypt, encompasses an entire millenniumfrom the citys founding by Alexander the Great in 331 B.C. to the years just after the Islamic conquest of A.D. 642. Long considered lost beyond recall, the architecture of ancient Alexandria has until now remained mysterious. But here Judith McKenzie shows that it is indeed possible to reconstruct the city and many...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007, c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 17
Description
In ancient times, a Golden Capstone was placed atop the Great Pyramid at Giza during a rare solar event called the Tartarus rotation. Once every 4,500 years, a superhot sunspot - the Tartaus sunspot - aligned itself with Earth and caused immense worldwide flooding and sun-scorching. It is said that when the Capstone sat atop the Great Pyramid, no such flooding or solar damage occurred. And, according to legend, whosoever places the Capstone on the...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Go straight to the very heart of ten of the ancient world's most extraordinary buildings. See through an Egyptian pyramid, strip away the walls of the Taj Mahal, lift the dome off St. Peter's, and fly over a medieval castle. Discover the construction techniques, the craftsmen, the building materials, and stories behind these miracles of masonry.
14) Building wonders
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
In Building Wonders, Nova presents three groundbreaking shows that investigate engineering mysteries of the ancient world with the help of dramatic hands-on experiments. Modern architects use medieval tools to examine the Lost City of Petra in the middle of Jordan's desert, the vast Roman Colosseum, and Turkey's 1,500 year-old cathedral dome, Hagia Sophia.