Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect, Volume 2Edwin Hodder Cassell & Company, 1886 |
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Page 174
... marble ; the ceilings are richly decorated ; the floors are of marble ; and the general effect is particularly grand and striking , especially on great state occasions , and probably never before nor since was it seen to greater ...
... marble ; the ceilings are richly decorated ; the floors are of marble ; and the general effect is particularly grand and striking , especially on great state occasions , and probably never before nor since was it seen to greater ...
Page 191
... marble and gilded spires rise above a lofty sandstone platform . A triple row of Saracenic arches divides the corridor beneath the dome into three aisles . " The Motee Musjid , " says Bayard Taylor , " can be compared to no other ...
... marble and gilded spires rise above a lofty sandstone platform . A triple row of Saracenic arches divides the corridor beneath the dome into three aisles . " The Motee Musjid , " says Bayard Taylor , " can be compared to no other ...
Page 192
... marble ; " " The sigh of a broken heart ; " " Poetic marble arrayed in eternal glory ; " " The inspiration is from heaven , the execution worthy of it ; " The marble Queen of Sorrow , ' which has power to dim every eye . " " " There is ...
... marble ; " " The sigh of a broken heart ; " " Poetic marble arrayed in eternal glory ; " " The inspiration is from heaven , the execution worthy of it ; " The marble Queen of Sorrow , ' which has power to dim every eye . " " " There is ...
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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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