Fred Markham in Russia1858 - 372 pages |
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... Palace - Portraits of the Czars- Magnificent Hall - Superb View from it - Jewels - Relics of Peter the Great - The Winter and other Palaces - Bridge of Boats - Exchange - Church of Peter Paul - Tombs of the Czars pp . 62-80 · CHAPTER VI ...
... Palace - Portraits of the Czars- Magnificent Hall - Superb View from it - Jewels - Relics of Peter the Great - The Winter and other Palaces - Bridge of Boats - Exchange - Church of Peter Paul - Tombs of the Czars pp . 62-80 · CHAPTER VI ...
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William Henry G. Kingston. CHAPTER VIII . Visit to the Imperial Palace in the Kremlin - The Grano- vitaya Palata - The Terema , or Ancient Palace of the Czars - Cathedral of Uspensky Sabor - Rarity of good Paintings in the Russian ...
William Henry G. Kingston. CHAPTER VIII . Visit to the Imperial Palace in the Kremlin - The Grano- vitaya Palata - The Terema , or Ancient Palace of the Czars - Cathedral of Uspensky Sabor - Rarity of good Paintings in the Russian ...
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... Palace of the Czar -Villas of Peter the Great and Catherine - Beautiful Foun- tains - Russian Caricature - Leave St. Petersburg - Cron- stadt - Voyage down the Baltic - Copenhagen - Journey from Copenhagen to Hamburg - Conclusion . pp ...
... Palace of the Czar -Villas of Peter the Great and Catherine - Beautiful Foun- tains - Russian Caricature - Leave St. Petersburg - Cron- stadt - Voyage down the Baltic - Copenhagen - Journey from Copenhagen to Hamburg - Conclusion . pp ...
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... palace . In the centre is a large court glazed over , with an ottoman instead of a fountain in the centre , and broad flights of stairs on either side leading to the upper chambers . The younger travellers had never before been in so ...
... palace . In the centre is a large court glazed over , with an ottoman instead of a fountain in the centre , and broad flights of stairs on either side leading to the upper chambers . The younger travellers had never before been in so ...
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... Palace of Peterhoff and many other golden cupolas and spires , and marble white towers , and walls of churches and monasteries , and palaces and villas , and also some stables , larger than any other edifice in the neighbour- hood ...
... Palace of Peterhoff and many other golden cupolas and spires , and marble white towers , and walls of churches and monasteries , and palaces and villas , and also some stables , larger than any other edifice in the neighbour- hood ...
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