World Heritage: Monumental SitesThis second volume, dedicated specifically to monumental sites, focuses on forty-seven emblematic instances of diverse geographic, cultural, and historic sites, providing each with a clear, well-documented explanatory text, enriched with in-depth boxes and a beautiful selection of pictures with detailed captions. This volume is a fabulous guide through wonderful sites such as the Palace and Gardens of Schonbrunn, the Palace and Gardens of Versailles, Mount Athos, The Kremlin of Moscow, the Great Wall of China, the Potala Palace in Lhasa, the Forbidden City in Beijing, The Taj Mahal, the Royal Palaces of Abomey, the Pueblo of Taos and the Statue of Liberty in New York among many others. |
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Page 37
Monumental Sites Unesco. On pages 34-35 Aerial view of Chartres , dominated by the structure of the cathedral . On the facing page The western façade , built of limestone like the rest of the church , incorporated the triple royal portal ...
Monumental Sites Unesco. On pages 34-35 Aerial view of Chartres , dominated by the structure of the cathedral . On the facing page The western façade , built of limestone like the rest of the church , incorporated the triple royal portal ...
Page 66
... views of the palace gardens . The Park of the Grand Trianon , on which Le Nôtre and Mansart also worked , is criss ... Aerial view of the complex of the Grand Trianon , with the gardens . On the facing page Reception hall with the ...
... views of the palace gardens . The Park of the Grand Trianon , on which Le Nôtre and Mansart also worked , is criss ... Aerial view of the complex of the Grand Trianon , with the gardens . On the facing page Reception hall with the ...
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... Aerial view of the stretch of wall at Simatan , some 120 kilometres from the capital , to the north of Miyun . Aerial view of the Great Wall in the Jixian district. The Great Wall A long the outer edge of the city walls the functionaries ...
... Aerial view of the stretch of wall at Simatan , some 120 kilometres from the capital , to the north of Miyun . Aerial view of the Great Wall in the Jixian district. The Great Wall A long the outer edge of the city walls the functionaries ...
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Westminster Abbey in London | 4 |
Denmark | 28 |
The Kronborg Castle Cecilia Gibellini | 154 |
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