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 20
... Octagonal space on the ground floor of the Hôtel Tassel . At the centre , notice the metal grate that covers the heating duct , while the mosaic floors and the windows depict enveloping plant- like motifs . On the facing page Staircase ...
... Octagonal space on the ground floor of the Hôtel Tassel . At the centre , notice the metal grate that covers the heating duct , while the mosaic floors and the windows depict enveloping plant- like motifs . On the facing page Staircase ...
Page 154
... octagonal form , with eight ctagonal towers on each of its eight corners . of the Middle monuments most important of the castles built at the be- hest of Frederick II of Swabia , King of Naples from 1208 to 1250 ( and Holy Roman Em ...
... octagonal form , with eight ctagonal towers on each of its eight corners . of the Middle monuments most important of the castles built at the be- hest of Frederick II of Swabia , King of Naples from 1208 to 1250 ( and Holy Roman Em ...
Page 278
... octagonal marble screen surrounds the tombs of the two monarchs in the funerary chamber of the mausoleum . On the facing page View of the Taj Mahal at sunset from the octagonal tower of the Red Fort . On pages 276-77 The geometric ...
... octagonal marble screen surrounds the tombs of the two monarchs in the funerary chamber of the mausoleum . On the facing page View of the Taj Mahal at sunset from the octagonal tower of the Red Fort . On pages 276-77 The geometric ...
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The Palace and Gardens Roberta DAdda | 4 |
Roberta DAdda | 27 |
Cecilia Gibellini | 130 |
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