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Page 65
... ancient palaces and Gothic churches . The bay , which is crossed by a fine bridge at its narrow landward extremity , is the headquarters of a fishing flcet , and a port of call for many coasting vessels . Coal from the Oviedo mines is ...
... ancient palaces and Gothic churches . The bay , which is crossed by a fine bridge at its narrow landward extremity , is the headquarters of a fishing flcet , and a port of call for many coasting vessels . Coal from the Oviedo mines is ...
Page 67
... ancient episcopal palace is now used as a court of justice ; a afford many navigable reaches to pleasure boats . The total public library is kept in the hôtel de ville . In the public gardens fall of the river is about 500 ft .; from ...
... ancient episcopal palace is now used as a court of justice ; a afford many navigable reaches to pleasure boats . The total public library is kept in the hôtel de ville . In the public gardens fall of the river is about 500 ft .; from ...
Page 70
... ancient Ava ; in the philosopher's mind . and according to a document quoted by Achille Raffray the third Christian monarch transferred it from Axum to Lalibela . This second transference probably took place very much later ; in spite ...
... ancient Ava ; in the philosopher's mind . and according to a document quoted by Achille Raffray the third Christian monarch transferred it from Axum to Lalibela . This second transference probably took place very much later ; in spite ...
Page 85
... ancient Tanais lay some 10 m . to the north . In the 13th century the Genoese had a factory here which they called Tana . Azov was long a place of great military and commercial importance . Peter the Great obtained possession of it ...
... ancient Tanais lay some 10 m . to the north . In the 13th century the Genoese had a factory here which they called Tana . Azov was long a place of great military and commercial importance . Peter the Great obtained possession of it ...
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... Ancient Gate Temple of the Byzantine or Early Christian Work CLates Work SITE OF STEPS 0 Basilica u DS BASIN Tower GREAT COURT gpap After Puchstein , with permission of Georg Reimer FORE- COURT PROPYLAEA SITE OF STEPS Emery Walker sc ...
... Ancient Gate Temple of the Byzantine or Early Christian Work CLates Work SITE OF STEPS 0 Basilica u DS BASIN Tower GREAT COURT gpap After Puchstein , with permission of Georg Reimer FORE- COURT PROPYLAEA SITE OF STEPS Emery Walker sc ...
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