Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect, Volume 2Edwin Hodder Cassell & Company, 1886 |
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... celebrated with splendid ceremonies . The streets were adorned with triumphal arches ; the houses received brilliant decorations of banners and festooned greenery ; and many thousands of Catholics , from all parts of Canada , took part ...
... celebrated with splendid ceremonies . The streets were adorned with triumphal arches ; the houses received brilliant decorations of banners and festooned greenery ; and many thousands of Catholics , from all parts of Canada , took part ...
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... celebrated statue known as L'Homme de la Roche , representing Jean Cleberg , a wealthy merchant of Lyons in the fifteenth century , who by charity and benevolence won universal regard . He was especially noted for the liberality with ...
... celebrated statue known as L'Homme de la Roche , representing Jean Cleberg , a wealthy merchant of Lyons in the fifteenth century , who by charity and benevolence won universal regard . He was especially noted for the liberality with ...
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... celebrated Abbé Rozier by Genod ; and the ceiling of the grand staircase , painted in fresco by Blanchet . The Palais des Beaux Arts , facing the Place des Terreaux , is a noble building . In the museums are very curious Roman mosaics ...
... celebrated Abbé Rozier by Genod ; and the ceiling of the grand staircase , painted in fresco by Blanchet . The Palais des Beaux Arts , facing the Place des Terreaux , is a noble building . In the museums are very curious Roman mosaics ...
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CaliforniaSir Francis DrakeThe Spanish GalleonsThe Franciscan MissionsIndians Converted and Dying | 1 |
Plan of San Francisco | 9 |
The City Hall | 16 |
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