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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... Cathedral , that marvellous piece of petrified lace , a mountain of white marble with a spire like a minaret and 135 pinnacles that seem innumer- able . There is nothing like it in the world , and it stands out as a huge gleaming land ...
... Cathedral , that marvellous piece of petrified lace , a mountain of white marble with a spire like a minaret and 135 pinnacles that seem innumer- able . There is nothing like it in the world , and it stands out as a huge gleaming land ...
Page 237
... Cathedral treasures . The chief fountain is called " The Fountain of the Geese , " and they enjoy the freedom of its waters , presided over by a bronze knight and a horse which spouts water from its nostrils . The Cathedral , which many ...
... Cathedral treasures . The chief fountain is called " The Fountain of the Geese , " and they enjoy the freedom of its waters , presided over by a bronze knight and a horse which spouts water from its nostrils . The Cathedral , which many ...
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... Cathedral The building of the Cathedral dragged on from 770 to 1495 and we may almost place a date on every stone . The original Christian church on its site had become a Pagan temple when it was presented to Saint Augustine ; but his ...
... Cathedral The building of the Cathedral dragged on from 770 to 1495 and we may almost place a date on every stone . The original Christian church on its site had become a Pagan temple when it was presented to Saint Augustine ; but his ...
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FRANCE | 9 |
The land and the peopleA rich variety of sceneryThe | 24 |
BELGIUM | 65 |
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