Pleasure of RuinsHudson, 1953 - 466 pagini |
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Pagina 66
... remains of Herodian magnificence are in all prob- ability under water , the sea having manifestly gained upon the land to a considerable extent . On examining the crusading re- mains , which are not to be compared with the noble ruins ...
... remains of Herodian magnificence are in all prob- ability under water , the sea having manifestly gained upon the land to a considerable extent . On examining the crusading re- mains , which are not to be compared with the noble ruins ...
Pagina 220
... remains the stupendous view from the acropolis top , the tunnels and caves that riddle the mountain , one running through to the Lake of Avernus , the temple ruins , and the amphitheatre , and the many Roman remains scattered about ...
... remains the stupendous view from the acropolis top , the tunnels and caves that riddle the mountain , one running through to the Lake of Avernus , the temple ruins , and the amphitheatre , and the many Roman remains scattered about ...
Pagina 450
... remains that castle the perhaps over - castled earth . Yes , there are too many . Crusader castles , Byzantine ... remains only one . A wing remains here , a façade there , the castles like the abbeys , are dispersed . Climb the steep ...
... remains that castle the perhaps over - castled earth . Yes , there are too many . Crusader castles , Byzantine ... remains only one . A wing remains here , a façade there , the castles like the abbeys , are dispersed . Climb the steep ...
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THE STUPENDOUS PAST | 40 |
GHOSTLY STREETS | 255 |
THE HAUNTING GODS 311 | 313 |
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