With its striking illustrations, innovative cross-section pages and mind-boggling facts, this new title in the Inside Eye series takes you right to the heart of the ancient world's most extraordinary buildings. Soar over the Taj Mahal, see right through an Egyptian pyramid and strip away the walls of a medieval castle. Featuring plenty of astounding information about ancient construction techniques, building materials and stories behind these miracles of masonry, Big Buildings of the Ancient World reveals all - from the inside out! Inside Eye is an entertaining series which uses illustrations to 'see inside' buildings, animals, and machines. Each book presents an in-depth view of the subject's construction and workings.