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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... threatened by Turkish domination . The monastery stands about 120 kilome- tres from Sofia , in the heart of the Rila Massif , located at the north - western extremity of the Rodopi Mountains , a mountainous system with peaks that rise ...
... threatened by Turkish domination . The monastery stands about 120 kilome- tres from Sofia , in the heart of the Rila Massif , located at the north - western extremity of the Rodopi Mountains , a mountainous system with peaks that rise ...
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... threaten the continuity of the Toyotomi . In the battle of Sekigahara , on 15 September 1600 , 160,000 soldiers fought savagely from eight o'clock in the morning until two in the afternoon : Tokugawa emerged as the winner . Ieyasu made ...
... threaten the continuity of the Toyotomi . In the battle of Sekigahara , on 15 September 1600 , 160,000 soldiers fought savagely from eight o'clock in the morning until two in the afternoon : Tokugawa emerged as the winner . Ieyasu made ...
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... threatened to collapse the structure , was hindered by two earthquakes . In 1973 an association of twenty - seven na- tions , the Government of Indonesia , UN- ESCO , and a few private donors launched a decade - long restoration that ...
... threatened to collapse the structure , was hindered by two earthquakes . In 1973 an association of twenty - seven na- tions , the Government of Indonesia , UN- ESCO , and a few private donors launched a decade - long restoration that ...
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Westminster Abbey in London | 4 |
Denmark | 28 |
The Kronborg Castle Cecilia Gibellini | 154 |
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