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 184
... Palace of the Doges Adjoining St. Mark's is the Palace of the Doges or Dukes of Venice , scarcely less full of wonders in a different way — the Gothic way as opposed to the Byzantine of St. Mark's . This palace also has a haunting ...
... Palace of the Doges Adjoining St. Mark's is the Palace of the Doges or Dukes of Venice , scarcely less full of wonders in a different way — the Gothic way as opposed to the Byzantine of St. Mark's . This palace also has a haunting ...
Page 352
... Palace in 1691 the Court moved here , and the palace is still known officially as " the Court of St. James's , " though many of the apartments have been given to royal pensioners . On the north side is the Chapel Royal where ceremonial ...
... Palace in 1691 the Court moved here , and the palace is still known officially as " the Court of St. James's , " though many of the apartments have been given to royal pensioners . On the north side is the Chapel Royal where ceremonial ...
Page 352
... Palace has an improved outlook since the crea- tion of the wide processional road beyond the Queen Victoria memorial , which artists have criticised almost as severely as the Victor Emmanuel memorial in Rome . The Palace is square and ...
... Palace has an improved outlook since the crea- tion of the wide processional road beyond the Queen Victoria memorial , which artists have criticised almost as severely as the Victor Emmanuel memorial in Rome . The Palace is square and ...
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FRANCE | 9 |
The land and the peopleA rich variety of sceneryThe | 24 |
BELGIUM | 65 |
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