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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Page 142
... court was determined by criteria that involved climate and other political and economic con- siderations for the proper use of lands that had hitherto been overlooked . The monarch , who was born in Madrid and had certainly had ...
... court was determined by criteria that involved climate and other political and economic con- siderations for the proper use of lands that had hitherto been overlooked . The monarch , who was born in Madrid and had certainly had ...
Page 250
... court , made of jade , the Celestial Court of which the earthly court was only a projection - faded and imperfect , perhaps , but unique . As a result , in foreign policy , any state with which China had relations could be noth- ing ...
... court , made of jade , the Celestial Court of which the earthly court was only a projection - faded and imperfect , perhaps , but unique . As a result , in foreign policy , any state with which China had relations could be noth- ing ...
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... court decided to move a little further away from the Great Wall , and it fell easy prey to the irre- sistible invasion of the Manchu . The definitive transfer to the new northern court finally took place in 1420 ; construction work was ...
... court decided to move a little further away from the Great Wall , and it fell easy prey to the irre- sistible invasion of the Manchu . The definitive transfer to the new northern court finally took place in 1420 ; construction work was ...
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The Palace and Gardens Roberta DAdda | 4 |
Roberta DAdda | 27 |
Cecilia Gibellini | 130 |
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