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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... Francis's canonization had been proclaimed in Assisi that same year , 1228. On 25 May 1230 , construction of the lower basil- ica was already sufficiently under way that Francis's body was able to be moved there . In 1239 the bell tower ...
... Francis's canonization had been proclaimed in Assisi that same year , 1228. On 25 May 1230 , construction of the lower basil- ica was already sufficiently under way that Francis's body was able to be moved there . In 1239 the bell tower ...
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... Francis , and named the latter as the most perfect imitator of Christ : indeed we see a depiction of the Christ Child who , turning to His mother , seems to question Her about the saintliness of John and Francis ; the Virgin Mary , with ...
... Francis , and named the latter as the most perfect imitator of Christ : indeed we see a depiction of the Christ Child who , turning to His mother , seems to question Her about the saintliness of John and Francis ; the Virgin Mary , with ...
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... Francis and the wrathful expression of his father . On page 141 The roofs of the city of Arezzo , in the scene of Saint Francis Driving the Devils from Arezzo . THE STORIES OF SAINT FRANCIS When he painted the Stories of Saint Francis ...
... Francis and the wrathful expression of his father . On page 141 The roofs of the city of Arezzo , in the scene of Saint Francis Driving the Devils from Arezzo . THE STORIES OF SAINT FRANCIS When he painted the Stories of Saint Francis ...
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Westminster Abbey in London | 4 |
Denmark | 28 |
The Kronborg Castle Cecilia Gibellini | 154 |
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