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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... façade of the Hôtel Tassel , built between 1892 and 1893 . On the facing page Detail of the frescoes at the. T The buildings constructed in Brussels by the architect Victor Horta , one of the founders of Art Nouveau , provide doc ...
... façade of the Hôtel Tassel , built between 1892 and 1893 . On the facing page Detail of the frescoes at the. T The buildings constructed in Brussels by the architect Victor Horta , one of the founders of Art Nouveau , provide doc ...
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... façade , upon which work was in- terrupted in 1534. The façade of Westminster is characterized by the presence of four but- tresses , sheathed in semi - columns and little arches ; the two powerful lateral towers were added in 1734-45 ...
... façade , upon which work was in- terrupted in 1534. The façade of Westminster is characterized by the presence of four but- tresses , sheathed in semi - columns and little arches ; the two powerful lateral towers were added in 1734-45 ...
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... façades are embellished with high V - shaped apertures , arranged in pairs . On the eastern façade , the rectangular niche under the pediment features a relief depicting the two brothers who commis- sioned the church in the act of ...
... façades are embellished with high V - shaped apertures , arranged in pairs . On the eastern façade , the rectangular niche under the pediment features a relief depicting the two brothers who commis- sioned the church in the act of ...
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Westminster Abbey in London | 4 |
Denmark | 28 |
The Kronborg Castle Cecilia Gibellini | 154 |
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