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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... famous capital must have presented a forest of magnificent shrines . Some still remain , and long avenues of mysterious sphinxes , a sacred lake , a pit that has already yielded 779 stone and 17,000 bronze statues , and , most imposing ...
... famous capital must have presented a forest of magnificent shrines . Some still remain , and long avenues of mysterious sphinxes , a sacred lake , a pit that has already yielded 779 stone and 17,000 bronze statues , and , most imposing ...
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... famous city in the State , is the leading seaport of the Pacific . The history of this metropolis is the history of the development of California's resources . With the discovery of gold it was transformed from a sleepy Spanish village ...
... famous city in the State , is the leading seaport of the Pacific . The history of this metropolis is the history of the development of California's resources . With the discovery of gold it was transformed from a sleepy Spanish village ...
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... famous trio of monkeys who convey the exhortation to see , hear , and speak no evil ; there are an evil - averting pillar , and a famous gateway which was so beautiful that the builder feared that he might bring down the wrath of the ...
... famous trio of monkeys who convey the exhortation to see , hear , and speak no evil ; there are an evil - averting pillar , and a famous gateway which was so beautiful that the builder feared that he might bring down the wrath of the ...
Contents
INDIA Concluded | 501 |
MALAYA BORNEO AND HONG KONG | 527 |
AUSTRALIA | 531 |
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