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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... extends from the block of the western façade to the zone of the choir , which is tripartite and consists of four bays , culmi ... extending - on a line with the abacus Anong to Chur S THE ROYAL PORTAL An educational intention. 36 Europe.
... extends from the block of the western façade to the zone of the choir , which is tripartite and consists of four bays , culmi ... extending - on a line with the abacus Anong to Chur S THE ROYAL PORTAL An educational intention. 36 Europe.
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... extends the English garden built at the behest of Queen Marie Caroline of Habsburg from 1786 , marked by a ... extending to 529 metres . Inside the palace , which was never inhab- ited by Charles of Bourbon , the first rooms to ...
... extends the English garden built at the behest of Queen Marie Caroline of Habsburg from 1786 , marked by a ... extending to 529 metres . Inside the palace , which was never inhab- ited by Charles of Bourbon , the first rooms to ...
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... extends 960 by 760 metres ; the second wall contains an area extending 2,500 by 2,750 metres ; the third wall , long since levelled and nowadays only an imperceptible scar , extends for 6,650 by 5,350 metres . The Mongol City had a ...
... extends 960 by 760 metres ; the second wall contains an area extending 2,500 by 2,750 metres ; the third wall , long since levelled and nowadays only an imperceptible scar , extends for 6,650 by 5,350 metres . The Mongol City had a ...
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Westminster Abbey in London | 4 |
Denmark | 28 |
The Kronborg Castle Cecilia Gibellini | 154 |
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