The World of To-day: The Marvels of Nature and the Creations of Man, Volume 1Harry Johnston, Leslie Haden Baron Haden-Guest William H. Wise & Company, 1937 |
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... castle and the cathedral , most of the other streets being steep flights of steps . The castle has a prodigious open staircase , which was the scene of most of the dramatic events of a long , tangled history , and rising above it in the ...
... castle and the cathedral , most of the other streets being steep flights of steps . The castle has a prodigious open staircase , which was the scene of most of the dramatic events of a long , tangled history , and rising above it in the ...
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... Castle of Chillon Chillon [ says Sir Frederick Treves ] is probably the best preserved mediæval castle in Europe . It is certainly the best known and assuredly , of all buildings in the world , is the one which has been the most persist ...
... Castle of Chillon Chillon [ says Sir Frederick Treves ] is probably the best preserved mediæval castle in Europe . It is certainly the best known and assuredly , of all buildings in the world , is the one which has been the most persist ...
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... castle held out , and no sooner had he set forth to conquer England than the Hanoverian garrison issued forth to retake and torture his capital . The Castle The barracks of the Castle contain many batteries with anti- quated guns . From ...
... castle held out , and no sooner had he set forth to conquer England than the Hanoverian garrison issued forth to retake and torture his capital . The Castle The barracks of the Castle contain many batteries with anti- quated guns . From ...
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FRANCE | 9 |
The land and the peopleA rich variety of sceneryThe | 24 |
BELGIUM | 65 |
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