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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... Buddha , Great Splendour , Great Hero ) is depicted in a central position , surrounded by four Buddhas , one for each of the cardinal points of the compass : Amitabha is the Buddha of the Western Paradise . His most important acolyte is ...
... Buddha , Great Splendour , Great Hero ) is depicted in a central position , surrounded by four Buddhas , one for each of the cardinal points of the compass : Amitabha is the Buddha of the Western Paradise . His most important acolyte is ...
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... Buddha and build a cenotaph - an ' empty tomb ' - atop the spot in commemoration , a stupa , around which would develop the monastic community . The form of the reliquary tower , that is , what is commonly called a pagoda from a ...
... Buddha and build a cenotaph - an ' empty tomb ' - atop the spot in commemoration , a stupa , around which would develop the monastic community . The form of the reliquary tower , that is , what is commonly called a pagoda from a ...
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... Buddha . façades features ninety - two stupas with a Dhyani Buddha. the bas - reliefs . The silhouettes of the reliefs are rounded and full , in keeping with the canons of Indian classical Gupta art . The paths are organized in galleries ...
... Buddha . façades features ninety - two stupas with a Dhyani Buddha. the bas - reliefs . The silhouettes of the reliefs are rounded and full , in keeping with the canons of Indian classical Gupta art . The paths are organized in galleries ...
Contents
The Palace and Gardens Roberta DAdda | 4 |
Roberta DAdda | 27 |
Cecilia Gibellini | 130 |
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