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 69
... Served by the Nymphs ( 1666-72 ) . On the facing page This imposing sécretaire from the reign of Louis XV is one of the most significant pieces of furniture in the Rococo style , typical of Versailles . Marble bust of Queen Marie ...
... Served by the Nymphs ( 1666-72 ) . On the facing page This imposing sécretaire from the reign of Louis XV is one of the most significant pieces of furniture in the Rococo style , typical of Versailles . Marble bust of Queen Marie ...
Page 156
... served any civil or military functions and leads them to believe that it was instead a sort of secular temple , designed and built with a view , for instance , to the shadows of the sun cast on certain days of the year , as well as ...
... served any civil or military functions and leads them to believe that it was instead a sort of secular temple , designed and built with a view , for instance , to the shadows of the sun cast on certain days of the year , as well as ...
Page 283
... served a dual function : it protected the riches concealed in the interior and it served to separate the holy space from the profane space . Unfortunately , we can no longer admire the silver portals that originally stood here , because ...
... served a dual function : it protected the riches concealed in the interior and it served to separate the holy space from the profane space . Unfortunately , we can no longer admire the silver portals that originally stood here , because ...
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Westminster Abbey in London | 4 |
Denmark | 28 |
The Kronborg Castle Cecilia Gibellini | 154 |
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