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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Page 183
... centre of Milanese life , where everybody comes to dine and eat ices and listen to the band and meet every- body else ; where the publishers display their newest wares , and all the best shops are concentrated . The Scala Theatre is of ...
... centre of Milanese life , where everybody comes to dine and eat ices and listen to the band and meet every- body else ; where the publishers display their newest wares , and all the best shops are concentrated . The Scala Theatre is of ...
Page 236
... centre of its life is the Rambla , a series of broad avenues recalling the Paris Boulevards except that the footwalk is in the centre beneath arch- ing plane trees with a carriage drive on either side . The Rambla is 1,100 yards long ...
... centre of its life is the Rambla , a series of broad avenues recalling the Paris Boulevards except that the footwalk is in the centre beneath arch- ing plane trees with a carriage drive on either side . The Rambla is 1,100 yards long ...
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... centre are twelve peculiar lions of white marble supporting the alabaster basin of a fountain . Everywhere throughout this fairy palace , the courts , columns , arches , carvings , alcoves , offer fresh joys and fresh surprises , but a ...
... centre are twelve peculiar lions of white marble supporting the alabaster basin of a fountain . Everywhere throughout this fairy palace , the courts , columns , arches , carvings , alcoves , offer fresh joys and fresh surprises , but a ...
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FRANCE | 9 |
The land and the peopleA rich variety of sceneryThe | 24 |
BELGIUM | 65 |
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