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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... French defeat at Pavia ( 1525 ) put an end to the rivalry and resulted in one long year of imprisonment for the French king . Later , François undertook a decisive policy of centralization which pushed the French monarchy in the ...
... French defeat at Pavia ( 1525 ) put an end to the rivalry and resulted in one long year of imprisonment for the French king . Later , François undertook a decisive policy of centralization which pushed the French monarchy in the ...
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... French Revolution , the main residence of the French kings and of the government , becoming for more than a centu- ry the ideal model for every royal palace in Europe . Originally a hunting lodge , the castle was enlarged in two ...
... French Revolution , the main residence of the French kings and of the government , becoming for more than a centu- ry the ideal model for every royal palace in Europe . Originally a hunting lodge , the castle was enlarged in two ...
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... French Huguenots to obtain political asy- lum in the territories of Brandenburg . In 1744 Frederick II , known as Frederick the Great ( 1712-86 ) chose Potsdam as his personal resi- dence and ordered the construction there of the Castle ...
... French Huguenots to obtain political asy- lum in the territories of Brandenburg . In 1744 Frederick II , known as Frederick the Great ( 1712-86 ) chose Potsdam as his personal resi- dence and ordered the construction there of the Castle ...
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The Palace and Gardens Roberta DAdda | 4 |
Roberta DAdda | 27 |
Cecilia Gibellini | 130 |
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