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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... tury , when under Maria Theresa massive re- structurings and modernizations were under- taken in order to rectify the state of neglect into which the palace had fallen after the reign of Joseph I. The modifications undertaken dur- ing ...
... tury , when under Maria Theresa massive re- structurings and modernizations were under- taken in order to rectify the state of neglect into which the palace had fallen after the reign of Joseph I. The modifications undertaken dur- ing ...
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... tury , even though the historic events experi- enced by the Danish Prince Amled took place on the island of Mors in Jylland . The castle , surrounded by a double ring of walls and moats , was utilized over the cen- turies as a military ...
... tury , even though the historic events experi- enced by the Danish Prince Amled took place on the island of Mors in Jylland . The castle , surrounded by a double ring of walls and moats , was utilized over the cen- turies as a military ...
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... tury . Covered in elaborate brickwork with a blue tile inscription at the top , it is noteworthy for the quality of its architecture and decoration , which represent the culmination of an architectural and artistic tradition in this ...
... tury . Covered in elaborate brickwork with a blue tile inscription at the top , it is noteworthy for the quality of its architecture and decoration , which represent the culmination of an architectural and artistic tradition in this ...
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The Palace and Gardens Roberta DAdda | 4 |
Roberta DAdda | 27 |
Cecilia Gibellini | 130 |
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