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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Monumental Sites Unesco. The Cathedral of Saint Mary and the Church of Saint Michael at Hildesheim View of the southern side of the Cathedral of Saint Mary . On the facing page Interior of the Church of Saint Michael , founded as early ...
Monumental Sites Unesco. The Cathedral of Saint Mary and the Church of Saint Michael at Hildesheim View of the southern side of the Cathedral of Saint Mary . On the facing page Interior of the Church of Saint Michael , founded as early ...
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... SAINT FRANCIS When he painted the Stories of Saint Francis on the walls of the main aisle of the upper basilica at Assisi , Giotto was already the master of an exceedingly modern and mature language . A number of scholars , however ...
... SAINT FRANCIS When he painted the Stories of Saint Francis on the walls of the main aisle of the upper basilica at Assisi , Giotto was already the master of an exceedingly modern and mature language . A number of scholars , however ...
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... Saint- Quentin where , on 10 August 1557 ( Saint Lawrence's Day ) , Philip II had defeated the French army ; according to tradition , more- over , the sovereign had been obliged to fulfil a vow for having destroyed during that battle a ...
... Saint- Quentin where , on 10 August 1557 ( Saint Lawrence's Day ) , Philip II had defeated the French army ; according to tradition , more- over , the sovereign had been obliged to fulfil a vow for having destroyed during that battle a ...
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The Palace and Gardens Roberta DAdda | 4 |
Roberta DAdda | 27 |
Cecilia Gibellini | 130 |
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