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... seen most to advantage without the walls , its aspect then is still imposing ; but when you enter it , the narrow streets , the accumulated filth , and the mangy- looking dogs , give you anything but a favourable impres- sion of it ...
... seen most to advantage without the walls , its aspect then is still imposing ; but when you enter it , the narrow streets , the accumulated filth , and the mangy- looking dogs , give you anything but a favourable impres- sion of it ...
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... seen it . " Expressing an earnest wish to behold it , he told me , that with a large bribe he thought he could obtain me permission ; for he was acquainted with an old Turk , whose house was said to cover one of the openings into it . I ...
... seen it . " Expressing an earnest wish to behold it , he told me , that with a large bribe he thought he could obtain me permission ; for he was acquainted with an old Turk , whose house was said to cover one of the openings into it . I ...
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... seen in the cut , ) within the benches , is 249 feet across its longer , and 146 feet across its shorter diameter ; for , like other buildings of its class , it is not circular but elliptic , or oval . From the outer edge of the arena ...
... seen in the cut , ) within the benches , is 249 feet across its longer , and 146 feet across its shorter diameter ; for , like other buildings of its class , it is not circular but elliptic , or oval . From the outer edge of the arena ...
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... seen that this amphitheatre is open to the sky . This was the case in ancient Greece and Italy with all the buildings intended for public concourse , and the beautiful climate of those countries allowed such a practice without material ...
... seen that this amphitheatre is open to the sky . This was the case in ancient Greece and Italy with all the buildings intended for public concourse , and the beautiful climate of those countries allowed such a practice without material ...
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... seen the centre stone on which it rests - a piece of yellowish breccia with Egyptian hieroglyphics upon it , and placed the wrong end upwards . On this account , the Arabs believe it to have been erected by God . Many of their writers ...
... seen the centre stone on which it rests - a piece of yellowish breccia with Egyptian hieroglyphics upon it , and placed the wrong end upwards . On this account , the Arabs believe it to have been erected by God . Many of their writers ...
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ALNWICK CASTLE AMPHITHEATRE OF VERONA ancient ancient Greece appear arches arena ascend basaltic columns beauty boat bridge buildings built Canada Caroline cataract cistern cliffs climbed clouds coast Constantinople cross dark deep depth descended edge edifice Egypt ELEPHANTA Emperor erected excite extremity FALLS OF NIAGARA feet in height Fingal's Cave fortress GIANT'S CAUSEWAY gladiator glories Goat Island Greeks hands head Herod immense inhabitants inscription Jebusites Jerusalem Jews Josephus King ladder lakes ledge length look Lord magnificent marble Menai Strait mighty miles monuments moon Mosque mountains narrow Navy Island nearly neck occupied ocean overhang palace passed perpendicular Peter Botte POMPEY'S PILLAR precipice present river rock Roman Rome roof ropes round seen shore side siege splendour spot Staffa staircase stone stream streets structure surface temple thousand Titus tower travellers Turk United States territory Upper Canada vast vault volcanic walls Warrow wonder worship