Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect, Volume 1Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Company, 1882 |
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... Close by is the Church of St. Mark , where , according to tradition , rests the body of the Evangelist , piously stolen in 829 by Venetian citizens from the Temple at Alexandria . Here we may trace without any difficulty the ...
... Close by is the Church of St. Mark , where , according to tradition , rests the body of the Evangelist , piously stolen in 829 by Venetian citizens from the Temple at Alexandria . Here we may trace without any difficulty the ...
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... close at hand are the Cathedral of St. Michael , crowned with nine gilded domes , and the Cathedral of the Annunciation , floored with agate and jasper . And still near to where we stand are the Sacristy , a museum of ecclesiastical ...
... close at hand are the Cathedral of St. Michael , crowned with nine gilded domes , and the Cathedral of the Annunciation , floored with agate and jasper . And still near to where we stand are the Sacristy , a museum of ecclesiastical ...
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... close white veil over her face , and her body wrapped in a bewildering bundle of many - coloured and shapeless garments , walking with a stoop " and a certain waddle like that of a big baby suddenly grown up ; " here comes a slave ...
... close white veil over her face , and her body wrapped in a bewildering bundle of many - coloured and shapeless garments , walking with a stoop " and a certain waddle like that of a big baby suddenly grown up ; " here comes a slave ...
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... Close by is the Treasury , with its magnificent collection of jewels . and curiosities , not the least interesting of which are a throne of pearls and precious stones , and a large cabinet of lapis - lazuli and diamonds . The Church of ...
... Close by is the Treasury , with its magnificent collection of jewels . and curiosities , not the least interesting of which are a throne of pearls and precious stones , and a large cabinet of lapis - lazuli and diamonds . The Church of ...
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... close quarters compares dis- advantageously with the other mosques of Constantinople , and with St. Peter's and St. Paul's . But on entering the building the effect is bewildering in its grandeur . The dome , light and airy , seems ...
... close quarters compares dis- advantageously with the other mosques of Constantinople , and with St. Peter's and St. Paul's . But on entering the building the effect is bewildering in its grandeur . The dome , light and airy , seems ...
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