Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect, Volume 3Edwin Hodder Cassell & Company, 1886 |
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Page 83
... celebrated as the seat of the highest judicial tribunal at Athens , an inferior court being held in the Agora below . The nocturnal sessions were held in the open air - nothing to be wondered at in that splendid climate , and beneath ...
... celebrated as the seat of the highest judicial tribunal at Athens , an inferior court being held in the Agora below . The nocturnal sessions were held in the open air - nothing to be wondered at in that splendid climate , and beneath ...
Page 156
... celebrated cardinals ; a picture said to be from the pencil of St. Luke , and supposed to possess the power of working miracles ; and other curiosities . But the most interesting thing in the church is the Chigi Chapel , built by Fabio ...
... celebrated cardinals ; a picture said to be from the pencil of St. Luke , and supposed to possess the power of working miracles ; and other curiosities . But the most interesting thing in the church is the Chigi Chapel , built by Fabio ...
Page 172
... celebrated Bambino forms part of the show . At other times it is only to be seen upon application to the authorities of the church . Il Santissimo Bambino ( the Most Holy Child ) is a wooden doll , about two feet high , said to have ...
... celebrated Bambino forms part of the show . At other times it is only to be seen upon application to the authorities of the church . Il Santissimo Bambino ( the Most Holy Child ) is a wooden doll , about two feet high , said to have ...
Contents
JERUSALEM | 1 |
BRUSSELS AND THE CITIES OF BELGIUM | 33 |
The Ancient Navigators The Swedish ColonyWilliam Penn the Founder of the CityThe Dreary Morning | 92 |
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