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Jerusalem " stands on the line of the great central plateau of limestone which
forms the backbone of Western Palestine , on a block scooped out from the rest of
the plateau on every side but the north by the ravines of CITIES OF THE WORLD
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Jerusalem " stands on the line of the great central plateau of limestone which
forms the backbone of Western Palestine , on a block scooped out from the rest of
the plateau on every side but the north by the ravines of CITIES OF THE WORLD
.
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In the Clristian quarter of the eig , in a nurtos crooked street called Primer Street ,
stand the Church of the Hus Serruichre . A few rough stube steps lead down to a
large OTI court - yard , paved with reinish slabs of De ; and the sight which ...
In the Clristian quarter of the eig , in a nurtos crooked street called Primer Street ,
stand the Church of the Hus Serruichre . A few rough stube steps lead down to a
large OTI court - yard , paved with reinish slabs of De ; and the sight which ...
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The rock , " says Captain Wilson , “ stands about four feet nine and a half inches
above the marble pavement at its highest point , and one foot at its lowest ; it is
one of the ' missæ strata , and has a dip of 12° in a direction of 85° east of north .
The rock , " says Captain Wilson , “ stands about four feet nine and a half inches
above the marble pavement at its highest point , and one foot at its lowest ; it is
one of the ' missæ strata , and has a dip of 12° in a direction of 85° east of north .
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As nearly as possible midway stands the Dome of the Rock , covering the
mysterious cavity which , according to the theory of Mr . Fergusson , is the actual
Sepulchre of our Lord . Now 600 feet is the narrowest limit assigned , on any
hypothesis ...
As nearly as possible midway stands the Dome of the Rock , covering the
mysterious cavity which , according to the theory of Mr . Fergusson , is the actual
Sepulchre of our Lord . Now 600 feet is the narrowest limit assigned , on any
hypothesis ...
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Turning now to the right, a few steps bring us to the Rotunda of the Nepiilnhrn -a
vnat apace, in the centre of which stands the Holy Sepulchre itself. The ilmiie, an|i
|Hiili'(| 1. v eighteen picra, over which run two rows of arcades, is sixty-five feet ...
Turning now to the right, a few steps bring us to the Rotunda of the Nepiilnhrn -a
vnat apace, in the centre of which stands the Holy Sepulchre itself. The ilmiie, an|i
|Hiili'(| 1. v eighteen picra, over which run two rows of arcades, is sixty-five feet ...
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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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