Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect, Volume 1Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Company, 1882 |
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... four bells , while below is the Czar Kolokol , the " Czar of Bells . " Near us and around is the lofty front of the palace , with its splendid halls of the Orders of St. Alexander , St. Andrew , and St. George ; while among the churches ...
... four bells , while below is the Czar Kolokol , the " Czar of Bells . " Near us and around is the lofty front of the palace , with its splendid halls of the Orders of St. Alexander , St. Andrew , and St. George ; while among the churches ...
Page 7
... four , or whether it was Charles V. who performed the feat , matters little ; similar legends are told of half the great men and half the great towers in the world . At all events , the view is interesting and extensive ; and we may see ...
... four , or whether it was Charles V. who performed the feat , matters little ; similar legends are told of half the great men and half the great towers in the world . At all events , the view is interesting and extensive ; and we may see ...
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... four miles of dusty road leading to the city , we approach the " shining , violet- wreathed , most happy city , " as Aristophanes calls it , and are struck with the marvellous beauty of the Temple of Theseus . It has a peristyle of a ...
... four miles of dusty road leading to the city , we approach the " shining , violet- wreathed , most happy city , " as Aristophanes calls it , and are struck with the marvellous beauty of the Temple of Theseus . It has a peristyle of a ...
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... four to six storeys high , for each hour of that time . " Smart work that ! and no wonder that in Chicago the objects of interest are the people , especially those antique persons who have watched the progress of the marvellous city ...
... four to six storeys high , for each hour of that time . " Smart work that ! and no wonder that in Chicago the objects of interest are the people , especially those antique persons who have watched the progress of the marvellous city ...
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... four miles towards the left there stretches out a hilly promontory - that is Stamboul . It is covered with mosques , and towers , and tiers of houses . The initiated will recognise in the highest of all the Mosque of St. Sophia , and ...
... four miles towards the left there stretches out a hilly promontory - that is Stamboul . It is covered with mosques , and towers , and tiers of houses . The initiated will recognise in the highest of all the Mosque of St. Sophia , and ...
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