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Over the height of thirty - nine feet the masonry is of a different character , and it is supposed by some that the lower part is a portion of the fortress erected by King David , or , according to others , of the Tower of Hippicus ...
Over the height of thirty - nine feet the masonry is of a different character , and it is supposed by some that the lower part is a portion of the fortress erected by King David , or , according to others , of the Tower of Hippicus ...
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After the destruction of Jerusalem , A.D. 70 , when the Temple was burnt and razed to the gr :) , Hadrian erected a temple here in honour of Jupiter and himself ; to this spot Mammed came ; and here was built the so - called Mosque of ...
After the destruction of Jerusalem , A.D. 70 , when the Temple was burnt and razed to the gr :) , Hadrian erected a temple here in honour of Jupiter and himself ; to this spot Mammed came ; and here was built the so - called Mosque of ...
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Over the height of thirty - nine feet the masonry is of a different character , and it is supposed by some that the lower part is a portion of the fortress erected by King David , or , according to others , of the Tower of Hippicus ...
Over the height of thirty - nine feet the masonry is of a different character , and it is supposed by some that the lower part is a portion of the fortress erected by King David , or , according to others , of the Tower of Hippicus ...
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... another , erected to commemorate Mohammed's nightjourney to heaven ; an elegant pulpit , on horse - shoe arches — a fine specimen of Arabian artwhere a sermon is preached every Friday in Ramadan ; and various other buildings .
... another , erected to commemorate Mohammed's nightjourney to heaven ; an elegant pulpit , on horse - shoe arches — a fine specimen of Arabian artwhere a sermon is preached every Friday in Ramadan ; and various other buildings .
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When Jerusalem was in flames they fled to Cyprus , thence to Rhodes , where they erected the massive fortifications to be seen to this day , and subsequently they settled in Malta , where their memorial is to be found in the cathedral ...
When Jerusalem was in flames they fled to Cyprus , thence to Rhodes , where they erected the massive fortifications to be seen to this day , and subsequently they settled in Malta , where their memorial is to be found in the cathedral ...
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| Title | Cities of the world, Volume 3 Cities of the world, Edwin Hodder |
| Author | Edwin Hodder |
| Published | 1881 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 13 Jun 2006 |
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