Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect, Volume 2Edwin Hodder Cassell & Company, 1886 |
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Page 183
... contains 1,454 temples , besides innumerable shrines and sacred wells . The idols , which abound in private houses as well as in the sacred edifices , are said to outnumber the inhabitants three or four times over . Brahminism in the ...
... contains 1,454 temples , besides innumerable shrines and sacred wells . The idols , which abound in private houses as well as in the sacred edifices , are said to outnumber the inhabitants three or four times over . Brahminism in the ...
Page 244
... contains , of course , the usual buildings connected with the Government departments and civic institutions . The different ministries are accommodated in an immense edifice , and there is a fine palace for the Senate . The Admiralty is ...
... contains , of course , the usual buildings connected with the Government departments and civic institutions . The different ministries are accommodated in an immense edifice , and there is a fine palace for the Senate . The Admiralty is ...
Page 263
... contains barracks and stables , capable of containing 15,000 men and 5,000 horses , so that it is in itself a fortress , defended by the two outer cities , which are fortresses also . " A broad avenue leads from the southern gate of the ...
... contains barracks and stables , capable of containing 15,000 men and 5,000 horses , so that it is in itself a fortress , defended by the two outer cities , which are fortresses also . " A broad avenue leads from the southern gate of the ...
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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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