David A. Hanser is Professor of Architecture at Oklahoma State University. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in architecture and his doctorate in art history from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He also studied art and architectural history at the University of Munich. From 1970 to 1980, he taught in the University of Illinois School of Architecture. program in Versailles, France. In 1980, he moved to the School of Architecture at Oklahoma State University, where he heads the architectural history and theory division and teaches architectural and urban design. In 1981, he organized and has since directed the School's European summer program headquartered at Versailles.

The text is enjoyable.. Hanser succeeds in keeping the book accessible to the beginner by avoiding excessive jargon, through clear explanations and a glossary… an informative read for students focusing on certain grand monuments or tourists interested in the architecture of famous buildings.

• Entries by LocationEnries by Architectural StyleEntries by Time PeriodPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionArchitecture of FranceAbbaye aux Hommes (Men's Abbey)/St=EtienneAbbey Church of the AustremoineAigues-mortesAncy-le-Franc ChateauArab World InstituteArc de Triomphe (Arch of Triumph)Baptistery if St, Jean (St. John)Basilica of the Sacre Coeur (The Sacred Heart of Christ)Bibliotheque Natioanal Francois MitterrandBibliotheque Ste-GenevieveCarcassonne (Fortress City)Carnac AlignmentsChambord ChateauChartres Cathedral (Notre Dame)Chenonceaux ChateauEiffel TowerFontainebleau PalaceFontenay AbbeyGermigny-des-Pres, Parish Church ofGrande Arche (Grande Arch)Grande Theater of BordeauxHotel SoubiseInvalidesJacques Coeur HouseLes Halles (Central Markets)Louvre and Tuileries GardenMadeleineMaisons ChateauMetro (Subway) StationsMont St. MichelNimes Amphitheater and Triumhal ArchNimes: The Maison CarreeNotre DameOrange: Roman Theater and Triumphal ArchPalace of the PopesPantheonParis Opera (Palais Garnier)Pierrefonds ChateauPlace de la Concorde and Gardes MeublesPlace des VosgesPompidou CenterPont de GardReims Cathedral (Notre Dame)Romchamp (Notre-Dame-du-Haut)Royal SaltworksSt. DenisSaint-ChapelleSt. FrontSt. Michel de CuxaSaint Philibert Abbey ChurchSaint SavinSaint SerninTheater des Champs-ElyseesUnite d'HabitationVal-de-GraceVaux-le-Vicomte ChateauVersailles ChateauVersailles: City and GardensVersailles: The Hamlet (L'Hameau)Vezelay: Church of the Madeleine (Mary Magdalene)Villandry Chateau and GardensVilla SavoyeGlossaryBibliographyIndex

David A. Hanser is Professor of Architecture at Oklahoma State University. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in architecture and his doctorate in art history from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He also studied art and architectural history at the University of Munich. From 1970 to 1980, he taught in the University of Illinois School of Architecture. program in Versailles, France. In 1980, he moved to the School of Architecture at Oklahoma State University, where he heads the architectural history and theory division and teaches architectural and urban design. In 1981, he organized and has since directed the School's European summer program headquartered at Versailles.

The text is enjoyable.. Hanser succeeds in keeping the book accessible to the beginner by avoiding excessive jargon, through clear explanations and a glossary… an informative read for students focusing on certain grand monuments or tourists interested in the architecture of famous buildings.

• Entries by LocationEnries by Architectural StyleEntries by Time PeriodPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionArchitecture of FranceAbbaye aux Hommes (Men's Abbey)/St=EtienneAbbey Church of the AustremoineAigues-mortesAncy-le-Franc ChateauArab World InstituteArc de Triomphe (Arch of Triumph)Baptistery if St, Jean (St. John)Basilica of the Sacre Coeur (The Sacred Heart of Christ)Bibliotheque Natioanal Francois MitterrandBibliotheque Ste-GenevieveCarcassonne (Fortress City)Carnac AlignmentsChambord ChateauChartres Cathedral (Notre Dame)Chenonceaux ChateauEiffel TowerFontainebleau PalaceFontenay AbbeyGermigny-des-Pres, Parish Church ofGrande Arche (Grande Arch)Grande Theater of BordeauxHotel SoubiseInvalidesJacques Coeur HouseLes Halles (Central Markets)Louvre and Tuileries GardenMadeleineMaisons ChateauMetro (Subway) StationsMont St. MichelNimes Amphitheater and Triumhal ArchNimes: The Maison CarreeNotre DameOrange: Roman Theater and Triumphal ArchPalace of the PopesPantheonParis Opera (Palais Garnier)Pierrefonds ChateauPlace de la Concorde and Gardes MeublesPlace des VosgesPompidou CenterPont de GardReims Cathedral (Notre Dame)Romchamp (Notre-Dame-du-Haut)Royal SaltworksSt. DenisSaint-ChapelleSt. FrontSt. Michel de CuxaSaint Philibert Abbey ChurchSaint SavinSaint SerninTheater des Champs-ElyseesUnite d'HabitationVal-de-GraceVaux-le-Vicomte ChateauVersailles ChateauVersailles: City and GardensVersailles: The Hamlet (L'Hameau)Vezelay: Church of the Madeleine (Mary Magdalene)Villandry Chateau and GardensVilla SavoyeGlossaryBibliographyIndex

David A. Hanser is Professor of Architecture at Oklahoma State University. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in architecture and his doctorate in art history from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He also studied art and architectural history at the University of Munich. From 1970 to 1980, he taught in the University of Illinois School of Architecture. program in Versailles, France. In 1980, he moved to the School of Architecture at Oklahoma State University, where he heads the architectural history and theory division and teaches architectural and urban design. In 1981, he organized and has since directed the School's European summer program headquartered at Versailles.

The text is enjoyable.. Hanser succeeds in keeping the book accessible to the beginner by avoiding excessive jargon, through clear explanations and a glossary… an informative read for students focusing on certain grand monuments or tourists interested in the architecture of famous buildings.

• Entries by LocationEnries by Architectural StyleEntries by Time PeriodPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionArchitecture of FranceAbbaye aux Hommes (Men's Abbey)/St=EtienneAbbey Church of the AustremoineAigues-mortesAncy-le-Franc ChateauArab World InstituteArc de Triomphe (Arch of Triumph)Baptistery if St, Jean (St. John)Basilica of the Sacre Coeur (The Sacred Heart of Christ)Bibliotheque Natioanal Francois MitterrandBibliotheque Ste-GenevieveCarcassonne (Fortress City)Carnac AlignmentsChambord ChateauChartres Cathedral (Notre Dame)Chenonceaux ChateauEiffel TowerFontainebleau PalaceFontenay AbbeyGermigny-des-Pres, Parish Church ofGrande Arche (Grande Arch)Grande Theater of BordeauxHotel SoubiseInvalidesJacques Coeur HouseLes Halles (Central Markets)Louvre and Tuileries GardenMadeleineMaisons ChateauMetro (Subway) StationsMont St. MichelNimes Amphitheater and Triumhal ArchNimes: The Maison CarreeNotre DameOrange: Roman Theater and Triumphal ArchPalace of the PopesPantheonParis Opera (Palais Garnier)Pierrefonds ChateauPlace de la Concorde and Gardes MeublesPlace des VosgesPompidou CenterPont de GardReims Cathedral (Notre Dame)Romchamp (Notre-Dame-du-Haut)Royal SaltworksSt. DenisSaint-ChapelleSt. FrontSt. Michel de CuxaSaint Philibert Abbey ChurchSaint SavinSaint SerninTheater des Champs-ElyseesUnite d'HabitationVal-de-GraceVaux-le-Vicomte ChateauVersailles ChateauVersailles: City and GardensVersailles: The Hamlet (L'Hameau)Vezelay: Church of the Madeleine (Mary Magdalene)Villandry Chateau and GardensVilla SavoyeGlossaryBibliographyIndex