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Text and black and white illustrations show how the Romans planned and constructed their cities for the people who lived within them.

Profiles eight builders and their famous construction projects, including Imhotep and the Step Pyramid, Alexandre Eiffel and the Eiffel Tower, and William Lamb and the Empire State Building.

Describes buildings and structures and examines methods and tools of construction in various civilizations around the world, from prehistoric times up until the end of the Roman Empire.

Profiles seven modern achievements in engineering, such as the Empire State Building, the Golden Gate Bridge, and Three Gorges Dam, discussing their development and qualities, and examining their contributions to scientific or technological advances.

Examines the history and construction of various types of structures, including bridges, skyscrapers, and domes; and provides instructions for related projects.

Describes the construction of America's most famous structures such as the Erie Canal, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Empire State Building, the Hoover Dam, and the Golden Gate Bridge, as well as the interstate highways.

The stories behind more than 80 of the world's most extraordinary feats of building.

Explores the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris, France and presents its history, background, design and its structure.

Discusses the methods and achievements of Roman builders who were responsible for such projects as aqueducts, roads, and bridges.

Presents information on the inner workings of large structures, illustrated with detailed three-dimensional models that include dissections of skyscrapers, theatre stages, roadways, underwater tunnels, bridges, and rollercoasters.

Describes the building of ten constructions spanning 500 years of American history.

A world that had changed little from the Middle Ages was altered beyond recognition by the engineering genius of the nineteenth century: rivers tamed, oceans pacified, continents bridged.

Presents controversies about building the Panama Canal and offers first-person narratives from people who lived through or were impacted by this event.

An illustrated chronicle of the building of the Eiffel Tower; also includes a chronology, a glossary, and a bibliography.

Full-color photographs, maps, timeline, and sidebars describe the Eiffel Tower built for the Paris Centennial Exposition in 1889 by French engineer, Gustave Eiffel.