Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect, Volume 1Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Company, 1882 |
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... Century Pavilion of Rohan 189 Washington Statue ib . 192 The Frog Pond . Tremont Mall ib . ib . 193 • • 197 The City Hall · 273 Old South Church 276 Views in Boston : - 201 ib . 201 Boston Museum of Fine Arts 285 The Custom House · ib ...
... Century Pavilion of Rohan 189 Washington Statue ib . 192 The Frog Pond . Tremont Mall ib . ib . 193 • • 197 The City Hall · 273 Old South Church 276 Views in Boston : - 201 ib . 201 Boston Museum of Fine Arts 285 The Custom House · ib ...
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... century by a band of fugitives who fled from the devouring sword of Attila , King of the Huns , we hail a gondola and glide along the Grand Canal . There rises before us the magnificent Palace of the Doges , and we are introduced to the ...
... century by a band of fugitives who fled from the devouring sword of Attila , King of the Huns , we hail a gondola and glide along the Grand Canal . There rises before us the magnificent Palace of the Doges , and we are introduced to the ...
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... centuries ; of Margaret , who had placed on her head the triple crown of Norway , Sweden , and Denmark ; of Gustavus Vasa , the daring hero and maker of his country ; and of Gustavus Adolphus , who nobly fought for its greatness and the ...
... centuries ; of Margaret , who had placed on her head the triple crown of Norway , Sweden , and Denmark ; of Gustavus Vasa , the daring hero and maker of his country ; and of Gustavus Adolphus , who nobly fought for its greatness and the ...
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... centuries the eyes of anxious Europe , timid Asia , and frightened Africa were fixed as on a smoking volcano threatening ruin on all sides . " The Seraglio is not a palace , but a series of palaces - not a vast building , but a series ...
... centuries the eyes of anxious Europe , timid Asia , and frightened Africa were fixed as on a smoking volcano threatening ruin on all sides . " The Seraglio is not a palace , but a series of palaces - not a vast building , but a series ...
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... centuries after Christ , the bronze inter- twined serpent on which it had stood remained in its original place . Authentic history , moreover , records that Constantine the Great removed with other spoils from heathen temples this very ...
... centuries after Christ , the bronze inter- twined serpent on which it had stood remained in its original place . Authentic history , moreover , records that Constantine the Great removed with other spoils from heathen temples this very ...
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