--- product_id: 1219882 title: "Built to Last" price: "€ 49.23" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.it/products/1219882-built-to-last store_origin: IT region: Italy --- # Built to Last **Price:** € 49.23 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Built to Last - **How much does it cost?** € 49.23 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.it](https://www.desertcart.it/products/1219882-built-to-last) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Built to Last: The How and Why Behind Buildings. An Engaging Exploration of Architecture for Kids. Includes Castles, Cathedrals, and Mosques with Full-Color Illustrations [Macaulay, David] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Built to Last: The How and Why Behind Buildings. An Engaging Exploration of Architecture for Kids. Includes Castles, Cathedrals, and Mosques with Full-Color Illustrations Review: A must read for curious lovers of history or building techniques - I loved the illustrations in this book! It really did a fantastic job of explaining the process of building massive projects back then when there were no earthmovers to do the work. It was all done by hand and ingenuity. I plan on buying more of David Macaulay's books now that I am hooked! Review: Mind opening collection. - I have always like David Macaulay's work and as a child really liked his "The Way Things Work". Built to Last follows a similar path as that book only with architectural wonders that have stood the test of time. The illustrations are fascinating and allow you to see the true labor that is necessary to build these structures. Castle and Cathedral were stand alone books that have been brought together with Mosque to give a unique description of how these buildings came to be. The book also shows how distinctly different each building was made yet, how each technique has stood the test of time. It really got me thinking as a child and I remember using my lego's to mimic the buildings. I am a father now and I wanted to instill the same wonderment in my son so I picked this up. The new color illustrations are fantastic and you can tell a lot of work went in to make them look really good. (Original was black and white and in order to make them color and look right the drawings had to be redone). While the content of the book might be a little over the head of a small child the images inspire the inner engineer and I think that is great. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #79,268 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #38 in Children's Architecture Books (Books) #61 in Children's European History #115 in Children's How Things Work Books (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (175) | | Dimensions | 8.5 x 0.91 x 10.88 inches | | Edition | Illustrated | | Grade level | 5 - 7 | | ISBN-10 | 0547342403 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0547342405 | | Item Weight | 2.55 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 272 pages | | Publication date | October 25, 2010 | | Publisher | Clarion Books | | Reading age | 10 years and up | ## Images ![Built to Last - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81CVnYYPECL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A must read for curious lovers of history or building techniques *by J***Z on December 10, 2024* I loved the illustrations in this book! It really did a fantastic job of explaining the process of building massive projects back then when there were no earthmovers to do the work. It was all done by hand and ingenuity. I plan on buying more of David Macaulay's books now that I am hooked! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mind opening collection. *by B***S on May 6, 2014* I have always like David Macaulay's work and as a child really liked his "The Way Things Work". Built to Last follows a similar path as that book only with architectural wonders that have stood the test of time. The illustrations are fascinating and allow you to see the true labor that is necessary to build these structures. Castle and Cathedral were stand alone books that have been brought together with Mosque to give a unique description of how these buildings came to be. The book also shows how distinctly different each building was made yet, how each technique has stood the test of time. It really got me thinking as a child and I remember using my lego's to mimic the buildings. I am a father now and I wanted to instill the same wonderment in my son so I picked this up. The new color illustrations are fantastic and you can tell a lot of work went in to make them look really good. (Original was black and white and in order to make them color and look right the drawings had to be redone). While the content of the book might be a little over the head of a small child the images inspire the inner engineer and I think that is great. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It's David Macauley. Say no more. *by D***Y on September 27, 2020* Everything David Macauley does is wonderful. He has a number of books about buildings, old and new, being built or being dismantled—browse around for the other titles. His drawings are fantastic, fun to look at and very instructive. This one collects three, all fascinating, on the building of houses of worship for three major religions. The Cathedral book is especially poignant now, with Notre Dame having been through the terrible fire. (I wonder if it's too much to hope that Macauley would do a book on its restoration; it's worth googling some of the details about that work.) Very, very highly recommended. 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