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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... symbols . And so it may be useful to observe how the emperor set himself in a ver- itable ' plan of the cardinal ... symbol of the north is the shell of the black tortoise . And so , the emperor's left side was facing to- wards the ...
... symbols . And so it may be useful to observe how the emperor set himself in a ver- itable ' plan of the cardinal ... symbol of the north is the shell of the black tortoise . And so , the emperor's left side was facing to- wards the ...
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... symbol of divine perfection . od described the en he shut himself up days ,. On the facing page The mausoleum is bounded at its four corners by minarets standing 42 metres tall . Panoramic view of the Taj Mahal from the terrace of. The ...
... symbol of divine perfection . od described the en he shut himself up days ,. On the facing page The mausoleum is bounded at its four corners by minarets standing 42 metres tall . Panoramic view of the Taj Mahal from the terrace of. The ...
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... symbol of the Royal Hill of Ambohimanga . In the docu- ment drawn up at the end of the assembly that approved its addition to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2001 , there is a de- scription of the criteria that led to this deci- sion ...
... symbol of the Royal Hill of Ambohimanga . In the docu- ment drawn up at the end of the assembly that approved its addition to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2001 , there is a de- scription of the criteria that led to this deci- sion ...
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The Palace and Gardens Roberta DAdda | 4 |
Roberta DAdda | 27 |
Cecilia Gibellini | 130 |
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