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Page 16
... portions of the roof ; the great shields bearing the names of the successors of the Prophet in the Khalifate still look down upon one from under the great yellow dome . Thence to the mosque of Sultan Ahmed , with its great windows of ...
... portions of the roof ; the great shields bearing the names of the successors of the Prophet in the Khalifate still look down upon one from under the great yellow dome . Thence to the mosque of Sultan Ahmed , with its great windows of ...
Page 20
... portion of the population was dressed à la Turk . In the European quarter large shops filled with European goods exist - mostly , if not all , kept by Greeks ; and every manner and variety of produce and manufacture is exhibited for ...
... portion of the population was dressed à la Turk . In the European quarter large shops filled with European goods exist - mostly , if not all , kept by Greeks ; and every manner and variety of produce and manufacture is exhibited for ...
Page 74
... portion of the building , though the lately added schools stand in open ground . Entering by a large gateway , one finds oneself in a great paved square surrounded on all sides by buildings . These for the most part much resemble one ...
... portion of the building , though the lately added schools stand in open ground . Entering by a large gateway , one finds oneself in a great paved square surrounded on all sides by buildings . These for the most part much resemble one ...
Page 75
... of this altar a door gives access from the main portion of the church into the sacristy , in which the relics are exhibited . In spite of all that one hears from the Armenians of Transcaucasia regarding the variety and value of this.
... of this altar a door gives access from the main portion of the church into the sacristy , in which the relics are exhibited . In spite of all that one hears from the Armenians of Transcaucasia regarding the variety and value of this.
Page 77
... portion of the monastery which forms the residence of the Catholicos , contains many works of extreme antiquity , and a few of rarity and beauty , but space does not allow of any description here of the revered and much prized ...
... portion of the monastery which forms the residence of the Catholicos , contains many works of extreme antiquity , and a few of rarity and beauty , but space does not allow of any description here of the revered and much prized ...
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