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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FREDERICK II AND CASTEL DEL MONTE The Emperor Frederick not only spoke various languages , but was also interested in astronomy , mathematics , and the natural sciences . He ordered the translation into Latin of the works of Aristotle ...
FREDERICK II AND CASTEL DEL MONTE The Emperor Frederick not only spoke various languages , but was also interested in astronomy , mathematics , and the natural sciences . He ordered the translation into Latin of the works of Aristotle ...
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Various reasons led King Philip II to his decision in 1559 to found this royal monastery , named after and dedicated to Saint Lawrence ( San Lorenzo ) . First of all , the king thus honoured one of the last wishes expressed by his ...
Various reasons led King Philip II to his decision in 1559 to found this royal monastery , named after and dedicated to Saint Lawrence ( San Lorenzo ) . First of all , the king thus honoured one of the last wishes expressed by his ...
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In 221 B.C. , in fact , Qin Shi Huangdi , who fi- nanced the project of the terracotta army in present - day Xi'an , in the process of reunify- ing the country also encouraged the task of joining together various stretches of walls ...
In 221 B.C. , in fact , Qin Shi Huangdi , who fi- nanced the project of the terracotta army in present - day Xi'an , in the process of reunify- ing the country also encouraged the task of joining together various stretches of walls ...
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The Palace and Gardens Roberta DAdda | 4 |
Roberta DAdda | 27 |
Cecilia Gibellini | 130 |
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| Title | World Heritage: Monumental Sites Treasury of World Culture UNESCO World Heritage Volume 2 of World heritage |
| Author | Unesco |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Skira, 2003 |
| ISBN | 9231039199, 9789231039195 |
| Length | 383 pages |
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