Bradshaw's illustrated hand-book to Italy, Volume 201865 |
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... facing the General Station . Baglioni's Grand Hotel and Pension d'Angleterre . Well and conveniently situated in the Via Roma , near the central Station . Hotel de Londres . Restaurant de la Méridienne , 7 , Rue St. Thérèse . Kept by ...
... facing the General Station . Baglioni's Grand Hotel and Pension d'Angleterre . Well and conveniently situated in the Via Roma , near the central Station . Hotel de Londres . Restaurant de la Méridienne , 7 , Rue St. Thérèse . Kept by ...
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... facing it , is an image of the Virgin , with a votive marble column placed here after the cholera appeared in 1835. Besides the ex - votos are two good kneeling figures ( by Veda ) of Queen Maria Theresa and Maria Adelaide . " A poor ...
... facing it , is an image of the Virgin , with a votive marble column placed here after the cholera appeared in 1835. Besides the ex - votos are two good kneeling figures ( by Veda ) of Queen Maria Theresa and Maria Adelaide . " A poor ...
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... in Piazza Carlo Felice , facing the Central Station . The country round Turin yields two harvests , and three crops of hay annually . ROUTE 1 . Turin to Bussoleno , Susa , Mont Section 1. ] 5 TURIN - UNIVERSITY , HOSPITALS , SUPerga .
... in Piazza Carlo Felice , facing the Central Station . The country round Turin yields two harvests , and three crops of hay annually . ROUTE 1 . Turin to Bussoleno , Susa , Mont Section 1. ] 5 TURIN - UNIVERSITY , HOSPITALS , SUPerga .
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... facing the Mont Cenis Pass , ROUTE 3 . Turin to Saluzzo and Monte Viso , Cuneo , Baths of Valdieri , Col di Tenda , and Nice . By rail from Porta Nuova terminus , to Saluzzo and Cuneo . The distances are as follow : - Moncalieri ...
... facing the Mont Cenis Pass , ROUTE 3 . Turin to Saluzzo and Monte Viso , Cuneo , Baths of Valdieri , Col di Tenda , and Nice . By rail from Porta Nuova terminus , to Saluzzo and Cuneo . The distances are as follow : - Moncalieri ...
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... Facing it is the old Cross , erected 1541 , to commemorate the flight of Calvin , who had taken refuge here , and the orthodoxy of its inhabi- tants in opposing his dogmas . Close to it is the Cathedral , a handsome Gothic church ...
... Facing it is the old Cross , erected 1541 , to commemorate the flight of Calvin , who had taken refuge here , and the orthodoxy of its inhabi- tants in opposing his dogmas . Close to it is the Cathedral , a handsome Gothic church ...
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Page 212 - Thence to the gates cast round thine eye, and see What conflux issuing forth, or entering in, Praetors, proconsuls to their provinces Hasting, or on return, in robes of state ; Lictors and rods, the ensigns of their power, Legions and cohorts, turms of horse and wings ; Or embassies from regions far remote, In various habits, on the Appian road...
Page 204 - While stands the Coliseum, Rome shall stand ; (') " When falls the Coliseum, Rome shall fall ; " And when Rome falls — the World.
Page 49 - OSIER'S CHINA & CRYSTAL GLASS SERVICES, "The Visitor to London who leaves without seeing the Show Rooms of Messrs. OSLEB has missed one of the sights of the metropolis.
Page 41 - This first-rate Establishment, situated on the Villarroza Square, No. 5, has been entirely re-furnished with every modern comfort and luxury, and now offers the most desirable residence to English travellers visiting this fine climate.
Page 53 - We must now proceed to the two great poems which were produced at the end of the eleventh or beginning of the twelfth century.
Page 28 - But hark ! the cry is Astur : And lo ! the ranks divide ; And the great Lord of Luna Comes with his stately stride. Upon his ample shoulders Clangs loud the fourfold shield, And in his hand he shakes the brand Which none but he can wield.
Page 23 - The walls throughout, from the entrance to the apse, are covered with precious marbles, ananged in patterns of great beauty. The roof of the nave is divided longitudinally into three compartments, which prevents the awkwardness that is usually observed where windows of a semicircular form cut into a semi-circular vault. Here it is done as artistically as it could be done in the best Gothic vaults.
Page 208 - The imperial palace, compass huge and high The structure, skill of noblest architects, With gilded battlements, conspicuous far, Turrets, and terraces, and glittering spires.