Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect, Volume 3Edwin Hodder Cassell & Company, 1886 |
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... sacred books which Christendom treasures as her Bible . Every spot in that " Holy " Land has a sacred interest wherever the Bible is in circulation ; but whatever interest other spots may present , the interest of all is summed up in ...
... sacred books which Christendom treasures as her Bible . Every spot in that " Holy " Land has a sacred interest wherever the Bible is in circulation ; but whatever interest other spots may present , the interest of all is summed up in ...
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... sacred slab on which the body of our Lord is supposed to have rested in death is cracked through the centre , and is much worn by the lips of adoring pilgrims . It is five feet long , two feet wide , and three feet high . In this chapel ...
... sacred slab on which the body of our Lord is supposed to have rested in death is cracked through the centre , and is much worn by the lips of adoring pilgrims . It is five feet long , two feet wide , and three feet high . In this chapel ...
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... sacred goal of their long journeyings . But we have not yet exhausted the Kremlin . Almost concealed by buildings stands the Church of St. Saviour in the Wood , said to represent a church that stood in a wood here in very early times ...
... sacred goal of their long journeyings . But we have not yet exhausted the Kremlin . Almost concealed by buildings stands the Church of St. Saviour in the Wood , said to represent a church that stood in a wood here in very early times ...
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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Acropolis adorned amongst ancient antiquity Antwerp arches architecture artists Athens Auckland Basilica beautiful Bergen Berlin bronze Bruges Brussels building built buried capital castle Cathedral celebrated centre century chapel Christian Christiania Christiansborg Palace Church of St columns contains Copenhagen crowned dome Duke Dunedin edifice Emperor erected famous feet in height finest Florence fountain Frederick William IV frescoes Gallery gardens Gate Geneva grand Greek ground Gustaf Adolf Torg Gustavus Hadrian Hall handsome hills Holy houses hundred interest interior island Jerusalem Jews Julius Cæsar King Kitai-Gorod lake magnificent Maoris marble miles modern monastery monument Moscow Museum numerous occupied painted Palace Palazzo park passed Peter Philadelphia Piazza picturesque population portico present Prussia Queen residence rock Roman Rome Royal ruins sacred scene sculptures Sepulchre side spot square stands statue Stockholm stone streets Temple terraces Theatre tomb tower town valley walls William Penn Zealand