Ini Dia Buku Termahal Didunia Seharga 105 Milyar Rupiah

Salinan John James Audubon's "Birds of America" terjual di lelang di London pekan lalu sebesar £ 7,3 juta ($ 11.500.000), Rp. 105 Milyar dan dengan demikian menjadi buku yang paling mahal yang pernah dijual. Pelelangan adalah kesempatan langka untuk memiliki salah satu edisi diawetkan karya terbaik dari abad ke-19, dengan 435 ilustrasi tangan yang berwarna. Tawaran yang menang ditempatkan oleh pedagang seni yang berbasis di London Michael Tollemache, .

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Bird Of America pertama kali diterbitkan sebagai serangkaian bagian antara 1827 dan 1838. Hanya 119 eksemplar, yang kurang dari selusin berada di tangan swasta. Masing-masing buku dicetak diwarnai dengan tangan, dan itu adalah proses yang sangat sulit. Bahkan dengan standar saat ini, kejelasan ilustrasi nya burung yang luar biasa tapi ketika sedang dirilis di tahun 1830-an itu mindboggling.

Audubon menggunakan teknik yang agak mengejutkan untuk menghasilkan buku. Dia memburu burung-burung turun dan menembak mereka sebelum menopang mereka pada kabel untuk melukis. Setiap gambar akan memakan waktu sekitar 60 jam untuk menyelesaikan. Ironisnya, banyak rakyatnya indah diberikan sekarang telah punah, seperti Parkit Carolina, Passenger Pigeon, Bebek Labrador, Great Auk, Esquimaux Curlew, dan Pinnated Grouse.

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1. The Crooked House (Sopot, Poland)

2. Forest Spiral – Hundertwasser Building (Darmstadt, Germany)

3. The Torre Galatea Figueras (Spain)

4. Ferdinand Cheval Palace a.k.a Ideal Palace (France)

5. The Basket Building (Ohio, United States)

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6. Kansas City Public Library (Missouri, United States)

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7. Wonderworks (Pigeon Forge, TN, United States)

8. Habitat 67 (Montreal, Canada)

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9. Cubic Houses (Rotterdam, Netherlands)

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10. Hang Nga Guesthouse a.k.a Crazy House (Vietnam)

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11. Chapel in the Rock (Arizona, United States)

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12. Dancing Building (Prague, Czech Republic)

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13. Calakmul building a.k.a La Lavadora a.k.a The Washing Mashine (Mexico, Mexico)

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14. Kettle House (Texas, United States)

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15. Manchester Civil Justice Centre (Manchester, UK)

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16. Nakagin Capsule Tower (Tokyo, Japan)

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17. Mind House (Barcelona, Spain)

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18. Stone House (Guimarães, Portugal)

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19. Shoe House (Pennsylvania, United States)

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20. Weird House in Alps

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21. The Ufo House (Sanjhih, Taiwan)

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22. The Hole House (Texas, United States)

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23. Ryugyong Hotel (Pyongyang, North Korea)

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24. The National Library (Minsk, Belarus)

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25. Grand Lisboa (Macao)

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26. Wall House (Groningen, Netherlands)

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27. Guggenheim Museum (Bilbao, Spain)

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28. Bahá’í House of Worship a.k.a Lotus Temple (Delhi, India)

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29. Container City (London, UK)

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30. Erwin Wurm: House Attack (Viena, Austria)

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31. Wooden Gagster House (Archangelsk, Russia)

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32. Air Force Academy Chapel (Colorado, United States)

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33. Solar Furnace (Odeillo, France)

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34. Dome House (Florida, United States)

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35. Beijing National Stadium (Beijing, China)

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36. Fashion Show Mall (Las Vegas, United States)

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37. Luxor Hotel & Casino (Las Vegas, United States)

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38. Zenith Europe (Strasbourg, France)

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39. Civic Center (Santa Monica)

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40. Mammy’s Cupboard (Natchez, MS, United States)

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41. Pickle Barrel House (Grand Marais, Michigan, United States)

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42. The Egg (Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York, United States)

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43. Gherkin Building (London, UK)

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44. Nord LB building (Hannover, Germany)

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45. Lloyd’s building (London, UK)

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46. “Druzhba Holiday Center Hall (Yalta, Ukraine)

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47. Fuji television building (Tokyo, Japan)

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48. UCSD Geisel Library (San Diego, California, United States)

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49. Ripley’s Building (Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada)

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50. The Bank of Asia a.k.a Robot Building (Bangkok, Thailand)

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51. Office center “1000″ a.k.a. Banknote (Kaunas, Lithuania)

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52. Kerala House Boats (Alappuzha, Alleppey, Kerala, India)

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53. Olympic Stadium (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)

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54. Blur Building (Yverdon-les-Bainz, Switzerland)

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55. Tenerife Concert Hall (Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain)

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56. The Never Was Haul (Berkeley, California, USA)

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57. The Puerta de Europa towers a.k.a Gate of Europe a.k.a Torres KIO (Madrid, Spain)

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58. UFO house (New Zealand)

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59. Gas Natural headquarters (Barcelona, Spain)

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60. Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles, California, USA)

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61. Cob House (Vancouver, Canada)

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62. The Mushroom House aka Tree House (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA)

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63. Ewok House (Location unknown)

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64. Edificio Mirador (Madrid, Spain)

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65. Free Spirit Spheres (Qualicum Beach, BC, Canada)

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66. Tempe Municipal Building (Tempe, Arizona, USA)

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67. Korowai Treehouse (Papua New Guinea, Indonesia)

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68. Turning Torso (Malmö, Sweden)

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69. Wozoco Apartments (Amsterdam, Holland)

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70. Stata Center (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA)

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71. Great Mosque of Djenné (Djenne, Mali)

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72. Glass House (Boswell, B.C., Canada)

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73. Beer Can House (Houston, Texas, USA)

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74. Strawberry Ice-cream shop (NC,USA)

75. Sculptured House (Colorado, United States)

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76. Nautilus House (Mexico City, Mexico)

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77. Kvivik Igloo (Kvivik, Faroe Islands)

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78. Modern Igloo (Alaska)

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79. Atomium (Brussels, Belgium)

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80. Cathedral of Brasilia (Brasil)

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81. Great arche of defense (Paris, France)

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82. La Pedrera (Barcelona, Spain)

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83. Errante Guest House (Chile)

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84. Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Nice, France)

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85. Agbar Tower (Barcelona, Spain)

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86. The Museum of Play (Rochester , USA)

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87. Bubble House (Bay Area of California, USA)

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88. Raffles Dubai in Wafi city (Dubai, UAE)

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89. Atlantis (Dubai, UAE)

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90. Casa da musica (Porto, Portugal)

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91. Berlin Zeiss Planetarium (Berlin, Germany)

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92. National Theatre (Beijing, China)

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93. Montreal Biosphère (Canada)

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94. Eden project (United Kingdom)

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95. Kobe Port Tower (Japan)

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96. Cybertecture Egg (Mumbai, India)

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97. Kunsthaus (Graz, Austria)

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98. Federation Square (Melboune, Australia)

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99. The Esplanade (Singapore)