Modern architecture in Europe : a guide to buildings since the Industrial Revolution /

De Witt, Dennis J.

Modern architecture in Europe : a guide to buildings since the Industrial Revolution / Dennis J. De Witt and Elizabeth R. De Witt - 1st American ed. - New York : E.P. Dutton & Company, c1987 - 335 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.

Includes index.

Introduction: An Historical Overview -- Austria-- Belgium-- Switzerland-- West Germany-- Denmark-- Spain-- France-- Great Britain-- italy-- Ireland-- Norway-- The Netherlands-- Portugal-- Sweden-- Finland.

A comprehensive, practicalguide to the most important, innovative, and interesting European architecture of the past two centuries. Buildings in fifteen countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmar, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. Over 500 fully listed buildings, all illustrated, with notes on a further 500 buildings of related interest. Exact directions, or locations on detailed town plans, are given for all the buildings. National maps show the location of buildings within each country. A general introduction, keyed to examples from the guide, outlines the main movements in architecture from the eighteenth century to the present day. Over 500 black and white illustrations and 38 two-color maps and plans.

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