Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect, Volume 3Edwin Hodder Cassell & Company, 1886 |
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Page 32
... handsome marble steps , and only has its porch above ground . The whole place bristles with legends and sacred sites , in- cluding the tombs of Joachim and Anna , the parents of the Virgin , the tomb of her husband Joseph , the ...
... handsome marble steps , and only has its porch above ground . The whole place bristles with legends and sacred sites , in- cluding the tombs of Joachim and Anna , the parents of the Virgin , the tomb of her husband Joseph , the ...
Page 71
... handsome portico of six arches crowned by four gables . The effect of the whole is marred by the glazing of some of the arches , and the rising of the ground , which greatly obscures some of the columns . In the interior the cupola ...
... handsome portico of six arches crowned by four gables . The effect of the whole is marred by the glazing of some of the arches , and the rising of the ground , which greatly obscures some of the columns . In the interior the cupola ...
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... handsome detached villas are surrounded by gardens . The Potsdam Railway Station , a fine building , stands in the Potsdamer Platz , and an obelisk is to be erected here to commemorate the escape of the Emperor William from ...
... handsome detached villas are surrounded by gardens . The Potsdam Railway Station , a fine building , stands in the Potsdamer Platz , and an obelisk is to be erected here to commemorate the escape of the Emperor William from ...
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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