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Page 27
... square yards , half of which was presented by the Sultan to Prussia in 1869. The former refectory on the south side of the cloisters has been fitted up as a German Protestant church , and elsewhere in this place buildings for the ...
... square yards , half of which was presented by the Sultan to Prussia in 1869. The former refectory on the south side of the cloisters has been fitted up as a German Protestant church , and elsewhere in this place buildings for the ...
Page 16
... Square. As nearly as possible midway stands the Dome of the Rock, covering the mysterious cavity which, according to the theory of Mr. Fergusson, is the actual Sepulchre of our Lord. Now 600 feet is the narrowest limit assigned, on any ...
... Square. As nearly as possible midway stands the Dome of the Rock, covering the mysterious cavity which, according to the theory of Mr. Fergusson, is the actual Sepulchre of our Lord. Now 600 feet is the narrowest limit assigned, on any ...
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... square tower , forming part of the citadel . It is the Tower of Hippicus - the tower described by Josephus - the tower about which there has been endless controversy . The substructures are very solid and of great antiquity ; the stones ...
... square tower , forming part of the citadel . It is the Tower of Hippicus - the tower described by Josephus - the tower about which there has been endless controversy . The substructures are very solid and of great antiquity ; the stones ...
Page 10
... square feet in area , of which space nineteen square feet are taken up by the marble slab shown as the tomb of the Lord . " Not more than three or four persons can be admitted at once , and then there is hardly room to turn . The chapel ...
... square feet in area , of which space nineteen square feet are taken up by the marble slab shown as the tomb of the Lord . " Not more than three or four persons can be admitted at once , and then there is hardly room to turn . The chapel ...
Page 16
... Square . As nearly as possible midway stands the Dome of the Rock , covering the mysterious cavity which , according to the theory of Mr. Fergusson , is the actual Sepulchre of our Lord . Now 600 feet is the narrowest limit assigned ...
... Square . As nearly as possible midway stands the Dome of the Rock , covering the mysterious cavity which , according to the theory of Mr. Fergusson , is the actual Sepulchre of our Lord . Now 600 feet is the narrowest limit assigned ...
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