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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... communities with the subsequent proliferation of little villages in the valleys of the Rio Grande and its tribu- taries ... community tended to be matriarchal and matrilineal , since the woman owned the lands and the home . The decision ...
... communities with the subsequent proliferation of little villages in the valleys of the Rio Grande and its tribu- taries ... community tended to be matriarchal and matrilineal , since the woman owned the lands and the home . The decision ...
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... communities , such as the Hopi and Navajo tribes in Arizona and New Mexico , have preserved a minimum of community life and traditions . A few groups have been able to exploit the natural resources found on their territory , such as the ...
... communities , such as the Hopi and Navajo tribes in Arizona and New Mexico , have preserved a minimum of community life and traditions . A few groups have been able to exploit the natural resources found on their territory , such as the ...
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... community was housed in the fine new monastery of Yuso , below the older complex ; it is still a thriving community today . UNESCO added the site to the World Heritage List in 1997 . University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares ...
... community was housed in the fine new monastery of Yuso , below the older complex ; it is still a thriving community today . UNESCO added the site to the World Heritage List in 1997 . University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares ...
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Westminster Abbey in London | 4 |
Denmark | 28 |
The Kronborg Castle Cecilia Gibellini | 154 |
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