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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... Rococo style , making use of a myr- iad of artisans and artists who laboured away at the decoration of the building . The palace stands atop a hill upon which the king decided to create terraced greenhouses for the planting of vines ...
... Rococo style , making use of a myr- iad of artisans and artists who laboured away at the decoration of the building . The palace stands atop a hill upon which the king decided to create terraced greenhouses for the planting of vines ...
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... Rococo . On the ground floor is the renowned Grottensaal , its walls entirely decorated with sea shells , minerals , and semi - precious stones , suggesting the illusion of a natural grotto ; on the upper storey is the vast Marmorsaal ...
... Rococo . On the ground floor is the renowned Grottensaal , its walls entirely decorated with sea shells , minerals , and semi - precious stones , suggesting the illusion of a natural grotto ; on the upper storey is the vast Marmorsaal ...
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... Rococo style , in the interior of the church . Detail of the face of one of the prophets . Built on a hilltop , the sanctuary is the final destination of a long itinerary , even now visited by pilgrims . View of the façade and the ...
... Rococo style , in the interior of the church . Detail of the face of one of the prophets . Built on a hilltop , the sanctuary is the final destination of a long itinerary , even now visited by pilgrims . View of the façade and the ...
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The Palace and Gardens Roberta DAdda | 4 |
Roberta DAdda | 27 |
Cecilia Gibellini | 130 |
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