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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... stone ( in two colours , ochre and dark blue ) and iron . The front of the house consists of two lateral stone wings that run as a single element along the building's four storeys , flexing slightly outward so as to halt the dynamic ...
... stone ( in two colours , ochre and dark blue ) and iron . The front of the house consists of two lateral stone wings that run as a single element along the building's four storeys , flexing slightly outward so as to halt the dynamic ...
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... stone - cutters ' building ' . At the entrance , a long corridor full of shops leads to a courtyard where we find ... stones . The portal of the Taj Mahal is a three - storey building faced with red sandstone , with a colossal arcade in ...
... stone - cutters ' building ' . At the entrance , a long corridor full of shops leads to a courtyard where we find ... stones . The portal of the Taj Mahal is a three - storey building faced with red sandstone , with a colossal arcade in ...
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... stone are used in the temple , and none of them is found in the surrounding area : chlorite , laterite , and kondalite . tle figures made of metal . One has survived ,. porticoes that punctuate the line of sight : in other words , it is ...
... stone are used in the temple , and none of them is found in the surrounding area : chlorite , laterite , and kondalite . tle figures made of metal . One has survived ,. porticoes that punctuate the line of sight : in other words , it is ...
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The Palace and Gardens Roberta DAdda | 4 |
Roberta DAdda | 27 |
Cecilia Gibellini | 130 |
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