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Page 10
... marble casing of the Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre , was at any rate a really ancient tomb , and not , as is often rashly asserted , a modern structure intended to imitate it . " Coming back to the Rotunda , we next see the Chapel of the ...
... marble casing of the Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre , was at any rate a really ancient tomb , and not , as is often rashly asserted , a modern structure intended to imitate it . " Coming back to the Rotunda , we next see the Chapel of the ...
Page 12
... marble steps , and arrive at the reputed site of Calvary , fifteen feet above the level of the Church of the Sepulchre , and about forty yards distant from the tomb . An opening , lined with silver , marks the spot where it is said the ...
... marble steps , and arrive at the reputed site of Calvary , fifteen feet above the level of the Church of the Sepulchre , and about forty yards distant from the tomb . An opening , lined with silver , marks the spot where it is said the ...
Page 15
... marble steps , is the Dome of the Rock , an octagonal building , each of the eight sides being sixty - eight feet in length , covered with richly - coloured porcelain tiles , in which blue predominates ; and above , a frieze of tiles ...
... marble steps , is the Dome of the Rock , an octagonal building , each of the eight sides being sixty - eight feet in length , covered with richly - coloured porcelain tiles , in which blue predominates ; and above , a frieze of tiles ...
Page 19
... marble fountain , beneath which is a large reservoir , formerly supplied from the Pools of Solomon , seven or eight English miles distant . · • A tour round the Harâm by the walls will introduce us to many places of absorbing interest ...
... marble fountain , beneath which is a large reservoir , formerly supplied from the Pools of Solomon , seven or eight English miles distant . · • A tour round the Harâm by the walls will introduce us to many places of absorbing interest ...
Page 49
... marble pavement . The nave of the church is very wide , and has three aisles on each side -an arrangement quite unique in Northern Europe . Unfortunately , the pillars supporting the roof are rather heavy and destitute of ornament , but ...
... marble pavement . The nave of the church is very wide , and has three aisles on each side -an arrangement quite unique in Northern Europe . Unfortunately , the pillars supporting the roof are rather heavy and destitute of ornament , but ...
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