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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... Brazil 348 The Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Matosinhos at Congonhas do Campo " Alessandra Montini Mexico 354 The Hospicio Cabañas at Guadalajara Alessandra Montini United States 358 The Statue of Liberty in New York Cecilia Gibellini 362 ...
... Brazil 348 The Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Matosinhos at Congonhas do Campo " Alessandra Montini Mexico 354 The Hospicio Cabañas at Guadalajara Alessandra Montini United States 358 The Statue of Liberty in New York Cecilia Gibellini 362 ...
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... Brazilian capital of I Rio de Janeiro , separated by the Serra de Mantiqueira , extends the State of Minas Gerais ... Brazilian artists and artisans of the time . Immersed in the still - lux- uriant nature of the Brazilian highlands ...
... Brazilian capital of I Rio de Janeiro , separated by the Serra de Mantiqueira , extends the State of Minas Gerais ... Brazilian artists and artisans of the time . Immersed in the still - lux- uriant nature of the Brazilian highlands ...
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... Brazilian artist of the modern age , comparable to the Italian Gian Lorenzo Bernini . He was born around 1730 in ... Brazil , known as the Barroco Mineiro because it developed in the mining state of Minas Gerais . When he reached Rio ...
... Brazilian artist of the modern age , comparable to the Italian Gian Lorenzo Bernini . He was born around 1730 in ... Brazil , known as the Barroco Mineiro because it developed in the mining state of Minas Gerais . When he reached Rio ...
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Westminster Abbey in London | 4 |
Denmark | 28 |
The Kronborg Castle Cecilia Gibellini | 154 |
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