Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect, Volume 3Edwin Hodder Cassell & Company, 1886 |
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... magnificent city of Herod ; then that Roman city which grew up on the ruin Titus had made ; it again was followed by the Moham- medan city ; and that in its turn by a Christian city ; and now , for 600 years , the modern city has stood ...
... magnificent city of Herod ; then that Roman city which grew up on the ruin Titus had made ; it again was followed by the Moham- medan city ; and that in its turn by a Christian city ; and now , for 600 years , the modern city has stood ...
Page 78
... magnificent portal , and two wings on the north and south , a series of splendid buildings , of which the Athenians were almost as proud as of the sacred fane itself . It served not only as a grand and imposing approach , but also as a ...
... magnificent portal , and two wings on the north and south , a series of splendid buildings , of which the Athenians were almost as proud as of the sacred fane itself . It served not only as a grand and imposing approach , but also as a ...
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... magnificent ; indeed , it is difficult to conceive anything more magnificent or beautiful than the interior of this church . It stands on the alleged spot where , immediately after martyrdom , the body of St. Paul was buried , and from ...
... magnificent ; indeed , it is difficult to conceive anything more magnificent or beautiful than the interior of this church . It stands on the alleged spot where , immediately after martyrdom , the body of St. Paul was buried , and 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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