Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect, Volume 2Edwin Hodder Cassell & Company, 1886 |
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... feet high ; at her feet a lion crouches ; her right hand grasps a sword ; in her upraised left hand is the chaplet of fame . It was designed by Schwanthaler , and cast at the royal foundry from Turkish cannon sunk at the battle of ...
... feet high ; at her feet a lion crouches ; her right hand grasps a sword ; in her upraised left hand is the chaplet of fame . It was designed by Schwanthaler , and cast at the royal foundry from Turkish cannon sunk at the battle of ...
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... feet in height , each column being a highly - polished granite monolith . The central cupola , which is covered with copper , overlaid with gold , rises to the height of 296 feet . It is surmounted by a golden cross , the top of which ...
... feet in height , each column being a highly - polished granite monolith . The central cupola , which is covered with copper , overlaid with gold , rises to the height of 296 feet . It is surmounted by a golden cross , the top of which ...
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... feet had been detached , and that it was about to be cut down to the required length . The Czar rushed off in hot haste to prevent the block from being mutilated , but arrived too late . He was just in time to see the sixteen . feet ...
... feet had been detached , and that it was about to be cut down to the required length . The Czar rushed off in hot haste to prevent the block from being mutilated , but arrived too late . He was just in time to see the sixteen . feet ...
Contents
CaliforniaSir Francis DrakeThe Spanish GalleonsThe Franciscan MissionsIndians Converted and Dying | 1 |
Plan of San Francisco | 9 |
The City Hall | 16 |
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