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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And so , in the north transept , we see the figures of the forerunners of Christ ( Melchisedech , Simeon , Saint John the Baptist ) , those of the ancestors of Christ ( characters from the Old Testament , such as Job , who foreshadowed ...
And so , in the north transept , we see the figures of the forerunners of Christ ( Melchisedech , Simeon , Saint John the Baptist ) , those of the ancestors of Christ ( characters from the Old Testament , such as Job , who foreshadowed ...
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The sculptures of the tympanum of the central portal depict , through a complex system of symbols , Christ as the Master of Time , in the act of entrusting the Apostles with the mission of evangelizing the Earth .
The sculptures of the tympanum of the central portal depict , through a complex system of symbols , Christ as the Master of Time , in the act of entrusting the Apostles with the mission of evangelizing the Earth .
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The left transept of the lower basilica houses the frescoes by Pietro Lorenzetti devoted to the Passion of Christ , as well as the staircase that leads up to the upper church . Stained glass window in the apse , with the Stories of the ...
The left transept of the lower basilica houses the frescoes by Pietro Lorenzetti devoted to the Passion of Christ , as well as the staircase that leads up to the upper church . Stained glass window in the apse , with the Stories of the ...
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The Palace and Gardens Roberta DAdda | 4 |
Roberta DAdda | 27 |
Cecilia Gibellini | 130 |
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| Title | World Heritage: Monumental Sites Treasury of World Culture UNESCO World Heritage Volume 2 of World heritage |
| Author | Unesco |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Skira, 2003 |
| ISBN | 9231039199, 9789231039195 |
| Length | 383 pages |
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