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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... importance resided in the four main French chémins , running out radially to accommodate the voyagers coming from ... important stages in the pilgrimage . The very structure of the church , with the exceptional width of the transept ...
... importance resided in the four main French chémins , running out radially to accommodate the voyagers coming from ... important stages in the pilgrimage . The very structure of the church , with the exceptional width of the transept ...
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... important political symbol in the English tradition : the two buildings are in fact the historical settings for , respectively , royal coronations and assem- blies of Parliament , which still take place there . Both buildings boast long ...
... important political symbol in the English tradition : the two buildings are in fact the historical settings for , respectively , royal coronations and assem- blies of Parliament , which still take place there . Both buildings boast long ...
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... important political and commercial centre . UNESCO added the site to the World Heritage List in 1998 . Notre - Dame Cathedral in Tournai The Cathedral of Notre - Dame in Tournai was built in the first half of the twelfth century . It is ...
... important political and commercial centre . UNESCO added the site to the World Heritage List in 1998 . Notre - Dame Cathedral in Tournai The Cathedral of Notre - Dame in Tournai was built in the first half of the twelfth century . It is ...
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Denmark | 28 |
The Kronborg Castle Cecilia Gibellini | 154 |
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