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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... structure re- sponded ) and for the perfect marriage between the building's structure and its decoration , largely undertaken with the most innovative material of the time : iron . In the Belgian city , which was the chief site of his ...
... structure re- sponded ) and for the perfect marriage between the building's structure and its decoration , largely undertaken with the most innovative material of the time : iron . In the Belgian city , which was the chief site of his ...
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... structure of the magnificent building of the Neues Palais , built for Frederick II between 1763 and 1770 . The little Sanctuary of Wies was built between 1745 and. The Palace and Park of Potsdam Detail of one of the columns , shaped like ...
... structure of the magnificent building of the Neues Palais , built for Frederick II between 1763 and 1770 . The little Sanctuary of Wies was built between 1745 and. The Palace and Park of Potsdam Detail of one of the columns , shaped like ...
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... structure , was prob- ably based upon contemporary French mod- els and included , among other things , an apsed and vaulted chapter hall . A few ruins survive of the structure of the old monastery , proba- bly dating to periods later ...
... structure , was prob- ably based upon contemporary French mod- els and included , among other things , an apsed and vaulted chapter hall . A few ruins survive of the structure of the old monastery , proba- bly dating to periods later ...
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The Palace and Gardens Roberta DAdda | 4 |
Roberta DAdda | 27 |
Cecilia Gibellini | 130 |
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