The Alhambra is the last and finest Muslim monument in Spain. Includes a lively history of the monument, illustrations in color and black and white and a selection of literary excerpts about the monument.

"Supplementing this ... narrative are some 120 illustrations--one half in full color. Manuscript illuminations, revered icons--both religious and historical--and numerous paintings, woodcuts, and modern photographs trace the evolution of the Kremlin through the more than eight centuries of its tumultuous history"--Cover.

Explores the history and religious significance of the Holy City and chronicles the violent struggles among Jews, Christians and Moslems to gain possession of Jerusalem's ancient Temple Mount.

Photographs and text capture the grandeur and magnificent history of the palace built by France's Sun King.

Contains section, " The Tower of London in literature." [page 137- 160].

An illustrated history of the Gothic cathedral which has figured in important events for eight hundred years.