The World of To-day: The Marvels of Nature and the Creations of Man, Volume 4Harry Johnston, Leslie Haden Baron Haden-Guest G. P. Putnam's sons, 1925 |
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Page 781
... buildings in the world , with its strange green domes shaped like onions and pineapples . St. Basil's Cathe- dral was founded by Ivan the Terrible , and a story goes that he removed the architect's eyes to prevent his building a similar ...
... buildings in the world , with its strange green domes shaped like onions and pineapples . St. Basil's Cathe- dral was founded by Ivan the Terrible , and a story goes that he removed the architect's eyes to prevent his building a similar ...
Page 797
... building . Of the contents of the treasury - the rare and beautiful manuscripts , the sacred icons and wonders of embroidery , much has no doubt been appropriated by the present rulers of Russia . The printing press , established in ...
... building . Of the contents of the treasury - the rare and beautiful manuscripts , the sacred icons and wonders of embroidery , much has no doubt been appropriated by the present rulers of Russia . The printing press , established in ...
Page 798
... buildings , presents the same exterior as of old , though within its walls there is silence and emptiness in place of the impressive ritual of the Greek Church . It is , in fact , as a fortress that this famous and unique monument of ...
... buildings , presents the same exterior as of old , though within its walls there is silence and emptiness in place of the impressive ritual of the Greek Church . It is , in fact , as a fortress that this famous and unique monument of ...
Page 799
... building of one storey , in contrast to the white bell - tower of Ivan Veliky , which dominates the city , with a fine view across the river towards the Sparrow Hills . The Tversky Madonna , in her small chapel at the Kremlin Gate ...
... building of one storey , in contrast to the white bell - tower of Ivan Veliky , which dominates the city , with a fine view across the river towards the Sparrow Hills . The Tversky Madonna , in her small chapel at the Kremlin Gate ...
Page 800
... buildings have been provided , so that the overcrowding is extreme . Streets of Moscow Occasionally a richly dressed lady in a smart carriage may still be encountered , or some Soviet official may motor by at high speed , but ...
... buildings have been provided , so that the overcrowding is extreme . Streets of Moscow Occasionally a richly dressed lady in a smart carriage may still be encountered , or some Soviet official may motor by at high speed , but ...
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