A Tour Around the WorldW.S. Gottsberger, 1886 - 430 pages |
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... Egyptian department , besides many of the oldest stone inscriptions known to exist , is the Rosetta stone , carved ... Egypt , and was instrumental in enabling scholars to decipher hieroglyphic characters , and through them to learn much ...
... Egyptian department , besides many of the oldest stone inscriptions known to exist , is the Rosetta stone , carved ... Egypt , and was instrumental in enabling scholars to decipher hieroglyphic characters , and through them to learn much ...
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... Egyptian , Greek , and Roman sculp- ture and architecture , which contain copies of the masterpieces of the great sculptors of both an- cient and modern times . Kew Garden , the most complete botanical gardens in the world , cover ...
... Egyptian , Greek , and Roman sculp- ture and architecture , which contain copies of the masterpieces of the great sculptors of both an- cient and modern times . Kew Garden , the most complete botanical gardens in the world , cover ...
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... Egypt , now stands . in the centre of the square where formerly stood the guillotine , on which were executed Louis XVI . , Marie Antoinette , Madame Elizabeth , Robespierre , and , in one year and six months , 2,800 people . The Champs ...
... Egypt , now stands . in the centre of the square where formerly stood the guillotine , on which were executed Louis XVI . , Marie Antoinette , Madame Elizabeth , Robespierre , and , in one year and six months , 2,800 people . The Champs ...
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... Egyptian department are relics brought from Egypt by Champollion , the antiquarian , and by Napoleon Bonaparte - sphinxes , reliefs and statues rifled from the palaces and tombs of the Theban kings . The Palais Royal was erected by ...
... Egyptian department are relics brought from Egypt by Champollion , the antiquarian , and by Napoleon Bonaparte - sphinxes , reliefs and statues rifled from the palaces and tombs of the Theban kings . The Palais Royal was erected by ...
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... Egypt . Every Sun- day , at 12 o'clock , a military Mass is performed to the beat of the drum , when the veterans , some of whom are blind and crippled and bent with age , march in to the sound of military music , escorted by the ...
... Egypt . Every Sun- day , at 12 o'clock , a military Mass is performed to the beat of the drum , when the veterans , some of whom are blind and crippled and bent with age , march in to the sound of military music , escorted by the ...
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