World Heritage: Archaeological Sites and Urban CentresFirst volume of three that Skira and UNESCO are launching to illustrate and describe world heritage places. This volume, devoted specifically to archaeological areas and urban centres, focuses on forty-six emblematic instances of diverse geographic, cultural, and historic sites, distant in time and space, but presented together in a single, clear, and fascinating collection. With this instrument for learning and understanding, and through a particularly rich array of images, places of all sorts, distant in time and space, can be found together in a single, clear, and fascinating collection devoted to the complex paths of human history and culture: a true heritage of every nation and every individual. |
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... Vatican City extends along the right T bank of the Tiber , between the furthest slopes of Monte Mario to the north ... Vatican territory a World Heritage Site . The expression ' Vatican ' is commonly used to indicate both the ' Holy See ...
... Vatican City extends along the right T bank of the Tiber , between the furthest slopes of Monte Mario to the north ... Vatican territory a World Heritage Site . The expression ' Vatican ' is commonly used to indicate both the ' Holy See ...
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... ( Vatican Walls ) built during the papacy of Nicholas V. Panoramic view of the Palazzi Apostolici from the dome by Michelangelo ; it is possible to recognize the Sistine Chapel ( bottom right ) , the Cortile del Belvedere , designed by ...
... ( Vatican Walls ) built during the papacy of Nicholas V. Panoramic view of the Palazzi Apostolici from the dome by Michelangelo ; it is possible to recognize the Sistine Chapel ( bottom right ) , the Cortile del Belvedere , designed by ...
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... Vatican a great portion of the collections , donating stat- ues to the Museo Capitolino and even to pri- vate individuals like Maximilian II and Francesco de ' Medici . However , the impulse towards collecting was unstoppable , in part ...
... Vatican a great portion of the collections , donating stat- ues to the Museo Capitolino and even to pri- vate individuals like Maximilian II and Francesco de ' Medici . However , the impulse towards collecting was unstoppable , in part ...
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Contents Vatican City 90 | 2 |
Germany | 26 |
Bamberg Cracow | 32 |
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adorned Aerial view ancient Angkor archaeological arches architect architecture artistic Baalbek Baroque basilica buildings built Bukhara Campo dei Miracoli capital carved cathedral century B.C. Church city's columns complex construction Convention Copán courtyard cultural and natural Cuzco date back decorated dedicated depicting developed dome dynasty Emperor Empire enclosure walls façade Fatimid fifteenth fortified Forum founded frescoes Galla Placidia Gothic Greek Heian period Historic Centre houses Imperial Forums important Inca interior Islamic kilometres King layout Leptis Magna masterpieces medieval metres monasteries monumental Mosque Museum Nabataean natural heritage Old City Omayyad outstanding paintings Palace Palazzo period plaza portico preserved protection Pyramid religious Renaissance River Roman Romanesque Rome ruins sacred Saint San'a sculpture Septimius Severus settlement side sixteenth century sixth century square statues stone structure style Suzdal Temple tenth century tion tombs towers town tradition Trajan tury twelfth century urban Vatican World Heritage World Heritage Site