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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Page 44
... side ; the sack of Troy ( Ilioupérsis ) on the northern side ; the revolt of the Gigantes against the Gods of Olympus ( Gigantomachia ) on the eastern side ; and the battle between Centaurs and Lapites ( Centauromachia ) on the southern ...
... side ; the sack of Troy ( Ilioupérsis ) on the northern side ; the revolt of the Gigantes against the Gods of Olympus ( Gigantomachia ) on the eastern side ; and the battle between Centaurs and Lapites ( Centauromachia ) on the southern ...
Page 216
... side by a vast circuit of sand , and it is as it were isolated by Nature from the world , having a destiny of its own between the two mighty empires of Rome and Parthia , and at the first moment of a quarrel between them always ...
... side by a vast circuit of sand , and it is as it were isolated by Nature from the world , having a destiny of its own between the two mighty empires of Rome and Parthia , and at the first moment of a quarrel between them always ...
Page 312
... side to the east of the Avenida de los Muertos , sur- rounded by four platforms topped by pyra- mids in the north , west , and south sectors . The eastern side is occupied by three other pyramids along the edge of the plaza , and by ...
... side to the east of the Avenida de los Muertos , sur- rounded by four platforms topped by pyra- mids in the north , west , and south sectors . The eastern side is occupied by three other pyramids along the edge of the plaza , and by ...
Contents
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