The World of To-day: The Marvels of Nature and the Creations of Man, Volume 2Harry Johnston, Leslie Haden Baron Haden-Guest William H. Wise & Company, 1937 |
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... palace might have been furnished in London or Paris ; but another royal dwelling is ornamented with fabulous china cemented to the walls , and Persian enamels that compare favourably with the best work of Multan and Lahore . What ...
... palace might have been furnished in London or Paris ; but another royal dwelling is ornamented with fabulous china cemented to the walls , and Persian enamels that compare favourably with the best work of Multan and Lahore . What ...
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... Palace of Prince Eugene and the Royal Palace and the Diet Buildings and the King's Garden , which is a favourite promenade . Swedes are patriots , but they incline to Prussian Kultur , and there is always something Prussian about their ...
... Palace of Prince Eugene and the Royal Palace and the Diet Buildings and the King's Garden , which is a favourite promenade . Swedes are patriots , but they incline to Prussian Kultur , and there is always something Prussian about their ...
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... Palace , on the outskirts of Vienna , is a fairyland of clipped hedges , sculptures , grottoes and ponds , the park gradually mounting a hill and terminating in a monument known as the Gloriette . The palace itself , though only 660 ...
... Palace , on the outskirts of Vienna , is a fairyland of clipped hedges , sculptures , grottoes and ponds , the park gradually mounting a hill and terminating in a monument known as the Gloriette . The palace itself , though only 660 ...
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INDIA Concluded | 501 |
MALAYA BORNEO AND HONG KONG | 527 |
AUSTRALIA | 531 |
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