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 145
... runs the magnificent waterway , or ' via d'acqua ' , which draws the eyes of spectators towards the last fountain and , behind it , the waterfall . The Fontana dei Delfini , and the successive Fon- tana di Eolo , where the water plunges ...
... runs the magnificent waterway , or ' via d'acqua ' , which draws the eyes of spectators towards the last fountain and , behind it , the waterfall . The Fontana dei Delfini , and the successive Fon- tana di Eolo , where the water plunges ...
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... runs a long watercourse ; the perimeter of the courtyard is lined with four flower - beds and , in the narrow passages that run along the flow of the water , there spurt forth high jets of water that feed the pond , thus becoming the ...
... runs a long watercourse ; the perimeter of the courtyard is lined with four flower - beds and , in the narrow passages that run along the flow of the water , there spurt forth high jets of water that feed the pond , thus becoming the ...
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... runs past Lhasa . The Kyichu runs at an elevation of 3,600 metres , and the Potala rises 130 metres above the city . The golden roofs of the Potala frame the Main Hall. The Potala in Lhasa The Potala dominates the cityscape of Lhasa . 10 ...
... runs past Lhasa . The Kyichu runs at an elevation of 3,600 metres , and the Potala rises 130 metres above the city . The golden roofs of the Potala frame the Main Hall. The Potala in Lhasa The Potala dominates the cityscape of Lhasa . 10 ...
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Denmark | 28 |
The Kronborg Castle Cecilia Gibellini | 154 |
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