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... surrounded by lofty walls , studded with trees - the olive and the cypress - verdant with grass , and adorned with exquisite fountains and cupolas , prayer - niches and arches . In the centre is the Dome of the Rock ( Kubbet - es ...
... surrounded by lofty walls , studded with trees - the olive and the cypress - verdant with grass , and adorned with exquisite fountains and cupolas , prayer - niches and arches . In the centre is the Dome of the Rock ( Kubbet - es ...
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... surrounded by huts erected on the adjoining marsh , or broek , and these insignificant dwellings were called broeksele , or dwellings on the marsh , which has in time been corrupted into Brussels , the Flemish name of the city . The ...
... surrounded by huts erected on the adjoining marsh , or broek , and these insignificant dwellings were called broeksele , or dwellings on the marsh , which has in time been corrupted into Brussels , the Flemish name of the city . The ...
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... surrounded by walls which sustained many a siege , the first on record having been an unsuccessful attempt to resist the attack of the first English Edward . It was bombarded by Marshal Villeroi in 1695 , who made his attack in the hope ...
... surrounded by walls which sustained many a siege , the first on record having been an unsuccessful attempt to resist the attack of the first English Edward . It was bombarded by Marshal Villeroi in 1695 , who made his attack in the hope ...
Page 14
... surrounded by lofty walls , studded with trees - the olive and the cypress - verdant with grass , and adorned with exquisite fountains and cupolas , prayer - niches and arches . In the centre is the Dome of the Rock ( Kubbet - es ...
... surrounded by lofty walls , studded with trees - the olive and the cypress - verdant with grass , and adorned with exquisite fountains and cupolas , prayer - niches and arches . In the centre is the Dome of the Rock ( Kubbet - es ...
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... surrounded by huts erected on the adjoining marsh , or broek , and these insignificant dwellings were called broeksele , or dwellings on the marsh , which has in time been corrupted into Brussels , the Flemish name of the city . The ...
... surrounded by huts erected on the adjoining marsh , or broek , and these insignificant dwellings were called broeksele , or dwellings on the marsh , which has in time been corrupted into Brussels , the Flemish name of the city . The ...
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