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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... motif with curls and scrolls . The pictorial decoration designed by Horta for the walls of the staircase involved airy motifs with curved lines , similar to those on the iron balustrade and intertwined and nuanced so as to repeat its ...
... motif with curls and scrolls . The pictorial decoration designed by Horta for the walls of the staircase involved airy motifs with curved lines , similar to those on the iron balustrade and intertwined and nuanced so as to repeat its ...
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... motifs . On the facing page Staircase of the Hôtel van Eetvelde , built between 1895 and 1897 , and marked by the display of exceedingly elegant metal structures . Portrait of Victor Horta ( Ghent 1861 - Brussels 1947. TE KOOP - A VENDRE ...
... motifs . On the facing page Staircase of the Hôtel van Eetvelde , built between 1895 and 1897 , and marked by the display of exceedingly elegant metal structures . Portrait of Victor Horta ( Ghent 1861 - Brussels 1947. TE KOOP - A VENDRE ...
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... motifs . On the facing page Vault of the Sala de Dos Hermanas . In the muqarnas vault , numerous small plaster niches create a beehive surface of great decorative effect . T THE CASA REAL NUEVA The history of the Alhambra. Cautiva ...
... motifs . On the facing page Vault of the Sala de Dos Hermanas . In the muqarnas vault , numerous small plaster niches create a beehive surface of great decorative effect . T THE CASA REAL NUEVA The history of the Alhambra. Cautiva ...
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The Palace and Gardens Roberta DAdda | 4 |
Roberta DAdda | 27 |
Cecilia Gibellini | 130 |
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