You will never perceive architecture the same way again if you start pondering the well-known, unnoticed, or even forgotten buildings that have been passed down to us. Seventy fascinating and provocative insights from the author offer a chance to rediscover the works of the greatest architects and engineers of all time.

Why was the idea of a brightly colored Pantheon considered either a mistake or inappropriate? Why did so many artists and architects disdain the newly constructed Eiffel Tower? Is the Sagrada Família a work of genius or kitsch? Why was Le Corbusier, one of the greatest architects, considered a controversial figure?