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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... picture gallery at the Palais de Beaux Arts is the finest in Belgium , and no one omits to visit the Folk - Lore Museum and watch the diamond - cutters at their work . § 12 Malines , or Mechlin , is full of pretty little courts and ...
... picture gallery at the Palais de Beaux Arts is the finest in Belgium , and no one omits to visit the Folk - Lore Museum and watch the diamond - cutters at their work . § 12 Malines , or Mechlin , is full of pretty little courts and ...
Page 154
... pictures of triangular shape hanging from the rafters . These pictures were contributed by the Town Council early in the seventeenth century , each mem- ber being responsible for one picture , which he associated as much as possible ...
... pictures of triangular shape hanging from the rafters . These pictures were contributed by the Town Council early in the seventeenth century , each mem- ber being responsible for one picture , which he associated as much as possible ...
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... pictures here ; but Popes Julius II and Leo X lured them away to Rome , and Florentine art took the second place . Florence is full of picture galleries , among which the Uffizi and Pitti are the most celebrated . The Uffizi contains ...
... pictures here ; but Popes Julius II and Leo X lured them away to Rome , and Florentine art took the second place . Florence is full of picture galleries , among which the Uffizi and Pitti are the most celebrated . The Uffizi contains ...
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FRANCE | 9 |
The land and the peopleA rich variety of sceneryThe | 24 |
BELGIUM | 65 |
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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