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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 81
Page 267
... buildings to the ground . Nothing old remains save dark and narrow lanes ; there are no famous buildings , and the one picture gallery contains a poor collection taken from secularised monasteries . Noisy cobble pavements minister to ...
... buildings to the ground . Nothing old remains save dark and narrow lanes ; there are no famous buildings , and the one picture gallery contains a poor collection taken from secularised monasteries . Noisy cobble pavements minister to ...
Page 345
... buildings before the Fire , Westminster Abbey , Westminster Hall , the Temple Church , the Tower , and a few City churches alone survive . In 1703 , a further advance towards modern London was helped by a tremendous storm , which ...
... buildings before the Fire , Westminster Abbey , Westminster Hall , the Temple Church , the Tower , and a few City churches alone survive . In 1703 , a further advance towards modern London was helped by a tremendous storm , which ...
Page 419
... buildings is Par- liament Hall where the Scottish Parliament held its sittings from 1639 until the union in 1707. This building also houses the Ad- vocates Library , which contains the most valuable collection of books and manuscripts ...
... buildings is Par- liament Hall where the Scottish Parliament held its sittings from 1639 until the union in 1707. This building also houses the Ad- vocates Library , which contains the most valuable collection of books and manuscripts ...
Contents
FRANCE | 9 |
The land and the peopleA rich variety of sceneryThe | 24 |
BELGIUM | 65 |
14 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Abbey Algeria amid ancient arches attracted beautiful béguinage bridge British Bruges buildings built canals capital carved Castle Cathedral centre century charm chief church coast colour crowds dance Donald McLeish Dutch England English Europe famous feet fish Flemish flowers forests France French galleries gardens Ghent Hall harbour hills Holland Holy houses huge hundred India island Italian Italy Kairwan King known lake land live London lovely magnificent mediæval modern Moorish Moors Morocco mountains Naples natives night North palace Paris peasants Photo Photochrom picturesque population province Pyrenees quaint railway remains river rock Roman Rome round ruins saints scene scenery Seville sorts South Spain Spanish sport square miles stands stone strange streets Swiss thousand tion to-day tomb tourists towers town trees Tunis Tunisia valleys vast Venice village W. H. Smith walls wild women wonderful woods Zuider Zee