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Page 7
... feet in length , are bevelled , with rough surfaces . 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 ...
... feet in length , are bevelled , with rough surfaces . 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 ...
Page 10
... feet long by en wide , ng the Greeks . ire o the Latins , buro the Armenians , Leads into the seconi amer . he Holy Sepulchre . Bir ax feet by seven , or Art are feet in area , of aken my he marbie sad shown is the tomb of the or ...
... feet long by en wide , ng the Greeks . ire o the Latins , buro the Armenians , Leads into the seconi amer . he Holy Sepulchre . Bir ax feet by seven , or Art are feet in area , of aken my he marbie sad shown is the tomb of the or ...
Page 13
... feet from that in which the Cross of Christ was planted , are said to be the site of the crosses of the two thieves , that of the penitent thief being on the right hand . Silver lamps burn ceaselessly , and pilgrims kneel adoringly ...
... feet from that in which the Cross of Christ was planted , are said to be the site of the crosses of the two thieves , that of the penitent thief being on the right hand . Silver lamps burn ceaselessly , and pilgrims kneel adoringly ...
Page 15
... feet high in the centre of the Harâm , and approached by a flight of marble steps , is the Dome of the Rock , an octagonal building , each of the eight sides being sixty - eight feet in length , covered with richly - coloured porcelain ...
... feet high in the centre of the Harâm , and approached by a flight of marble steps , is the Dome of the Rock , an octagonal building , each of the eight sides being sixty - eight feet in length , covered with richly - coloured porcelain ...
Page 10
... feet long by eighteen broad , built of Santa Croce marble , and divided Wi elamiseta , the first being the vestibule , or Angel's Chapel , where , in the centre , rests a u name , ad to be that which the angel rolled away from the mouth ...
... feet long by eighteen broad , built of Santa Croce marble , and divided Wi elamiseta , the first being the vestibule , or Angel's Chapel , where , in the centre , rests a u name , ad to be that which the angel rolled away from the mouth ...
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