Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect, Volume 1Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Company, 1882 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 47
Page 6
... covered with pictures ; from every wall and gilt column , eyes of martyr and warrior saints are fixed upon the passer- by ; the picture of the Holy Virgin of Vladimir on the altar - screen is set in a jewelled frame valued at nearly ...
... covered with pictures ; from every wall and gilt column , eyes of martyr and warrior saints are fixed upon the passer- by ; the picture of the Holy Virgin of Vladimir on the altar - screen is set in a jewelled frame valued at nearly ...
Page 24
... covered with mosques , and towers , and tiers of houses . The initiated will recognise in the highest of all the Mosque of St. Sophia , and before and around the great Basilica the Mosques of Sultan Ahmed , of Bajazet , of Osman , of ...
... covered with mosques , and towers , and tiers of houses . The initiated will recognise in the highest of all the Mosque of St. Sophia , and before and around the great Basilica the Mosques of Sultan Ahmed , of Bajazet , of Osman , of ...
Page 32
... covered with inscriptions in gold and mosaic , and wondrous fountains and monuments , looking like embroideries in marble ; and everywhere these things will stand out in startling contrast with meanness and filth . Yet all is Oriental ...
... covered with inscriptions in gold and mosaic , and wondrous fountains and monuments , looking like embroideries in marble ; and everywhere these things will stand out in startling contrast with meanness and filth . Yet all is Oriental ...
Page 38
... covered with thick carpets so that no footfall is heard ; there are no pictures , no statues , no representations of living things ; mosaics of stained glass form the decoration of the windows ; inscriptions from the Koran , a single ...
... covered with thick carpets so that no footfall is heard ; there are no pictures , no statues , no representations of living things ; mosaics of stained glass form the decoration of the windows ; inscriptions from the Koran , a single ...
Page 39
... covered with Egyptian hieroglyphics expressing the history , theology , and acts of the Pharaonie Kings , which was brought from Heliopolis - the " On " of Scripture - and was reared by Theodosius the Great , in the Hippodrome , in A.D. ...
... covered with Egyptian hieroglyphics expressing the history , theology , and acts of the Pharaonie Kings , which was brought from Heliopolis - the " On " of Scripture - and was reared by Theodosius the Great , in the Hippodrome , in A.D. ...
Other editions - View all
Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect (Classic ... Edwin Hodder No preview available - 2016 |
Common terms and phrases
adorned Alexandria American Amsterdam ancient architecture army Avenue Ballarat beautiful Bosphorus Boston Bridge British bronze building built canals Cathedral celebrated cemetery century Chapel Christian Church of St citizens Cleopatra's Needle columns Constantinople crowded Doge dome Dutch edifice Emperor England erected Europe famous feet France French Galata Galata Bridge galleries gardens Gothic grand granite Greek Haarlem Hall handsome harbour Hill Holland honour houses hundred inhabitants interesting Island King land Louis XIV magnificent marble Melbourne miles modern Mohammed II monument mosques Museum Napoleon nearly noble occupied Old South Church palace Paris Park picturesque Pompey's Pillar port Prince Renaissance architecture river Roman Rome Rotterdam royal scene School shore side splendid square stands statue stone story streets suburbs surrounded Temple thousand tomb tower town troops Tuileries vast Venetian Venice vessels Vienna walls York