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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... built . These towers were intended to give the Cathedral of Chartres a magnificent appear- ance , similar to the appearance of the neigh- bouring cathedrals of Tournai and Laon . The two existing towers were conceived and built ...
... built . These towers were intended to give the Cathedral of Chartres a magnificent appear- ance , similar to the appearance of the neigh- bouring cathedrals of Tournai and Laon . The two existing towers were conceived and built ...
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... built for Frederick II between 1763 and 1770 . The little Sanctuary of Wies was built between 1745 and. The Palace and Park of Potsdam Detail of one of the columns , shaped like a palm , from the portico of the Chinese Teahouse . M ...
... built for Frederick II between 1763 and 1770 . The little Sanctuary of Wies was built between 1745 and. The Palace and Park of Potsdam Detail of one of the columns , shaped like a palm , from the portico of the Chinese Teahouse . M ...
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... built between 1003 and 1010 in the reign of the great King Rajaraja , founder of the Chola Empire which stretched over all of South India and the neigh- bouring islands . Surrounded by two rectangular en- closures , the Brihadisvara ...
... built between 1003 and 1010 in the reign of the great King Rajaraja , founder of the Chola Empire which stretched over all of South India and the neigh- bouring islands . Surrounded by two rectangular en- closures , the Brihadisvara ...
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The Palace and Gardens Roberta DAdda | 4 |
Roberta DAdda | 27 |
Cecilia Gibellini | 130 |
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