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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... ( Avalokitesvara ) had done so before him , in- conceivably long ago , and always with the in- dulgent complicity of time Songtsen Gampo was in turn considered to be a reincarnation of Avalokitesvara . Songtsen , in Chinese , King Zhanpu ...
... ( Avalokitesvara ) had done so before him , in- conceivably long ago , and always with the in- dulgent complicity of time Songtsen Gampo was in turn considered to be a reincarnation of Avalokitesvara . Songtsen , in Chinese , King Zhanpu ...
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... Avalokitesvara . The White Palace : you can see the two Halls of Dawn , the Eastern and the Western Hall .踞܀ to undertake a project of this scale had been established ; specifically in the late seventeenth century during the reign of ...
... Avalokitesvara . The White Palace : you can see the two Halls of Dawn , the Eastern and the Western Hall .踞܀ to undertake a project of this scale had been established ; specifically in the late seventeenth century during the reign of ...
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... Avalokitesvara ( Lord of Mercy ) . The devotion of Avalokitesvara made reference to a simple message of salvation , and it was therefore quite effective with even the simplest population , but it did not constitute a great attraction ...
... Avalokitesvara ( Lord of Mercy ) . The devotion of Avalokitesvara made reference to a simple message of salvation , and it was therefore quite effective with even the simplest population , but it did not constitute a great attraction ...
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The Palace and Gardens Roberta DAdda | 4 |
Roberta DAdda | 27 |
Cecilia Gibellini | 130 |
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