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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... cathedral . D edicated to Our Lady , the Virgin Mary , the Cathedral of Chartres stands in an area where the practice of religious cults dates back to very ancient times . In particular , on the site now occupied by the cathedral ...
... cathedral . D edicated to Our Lady , the Virgin Mary , the Cathedral of Chartres stands in an area where the practice of religious cults dates back to very ancient times . In particular , on the site now occupied by the cathedral ...
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... Cathedral of Aachen the tallest building north of the Alps . On the facing page View of the central structure of. The Cathedral of Aachen A achen ( Aix - la - Chapelle in French , Aquisgrana in Italian ) was a thermal -bath site already ...
... Cathedral of Aachen the tallest building north of the Alps . On the facing page View of the central structure of. The Cathedral of Aachen A achen ( Aix - la - Chapelle in French , Aquisgrana in Italian ) was a thermal -bath site already ...
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... Cathedral Square because it is overlooked by the Cathedral of the Assump- tion , the Cathedral of the Annunciation , and the Cathedral of Saint Michael Archangel . De- signed by Alvisio Novi , the Cathedral of Saint Michael Archangel ...
... Cathedral Square because it is overlooked by the Cathedral of the Assump- tion , the Cathedral of the Annunciation , and the Cathedral of Saint Michael Archangel . De- signed by Alvisio Novi , the Cathedral of Saint Michael Archangel ...
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The Palace and Gardens Roberta DAdda | 4 |
Roberta DAdda | 27 |
Cecilia Gibellini | 130 |
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