New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals and Translations, Volume 4Sir R. Phillips and Company, 1820 - Voyages and travels |
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Page 7
... half we easily complete its circuit , which is about fifteen miles ; but the greater part of this excursion being made by water , and the strong current singularly aiding the rowers , saves much time . Constantinople is , however , far ...
... half we easily complete its circuit , which is about fifteen miles ; but the greater part of this excursion being made by water , and the strong current singularly aiding the rowers , saves much time . Constantinople is , however , far ...
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... half domes , of which the one that is opposite to the entrance covers the sanctuary , formerly divided off from the interior by a very magnificent railing ; the other serve as coverings to the galleries which communicate between them ...
... half domes , of which the one that is opposite to the entrance covers the sanctuary , formerly divided off from the interior by a very magnificent railing ; the other serve as coverings to the galleries which communicate between them ...
Page 43
... half - domes , supporting one another , and proceed- ing by gradations , laid down according to the laws of perspec- tive . It may be said that the general local of the city seems to set off the architecture of the temple and its light ...
... half - domes , supporting one another , and proceed- ing by gradations , laid down according to the laws of perspec- tive . It may be said that the general local of the city seems to set off the architecture of the temple and its light ...
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... half , of a pentagonal form . There are immured the whole of the ladies , who fill the harem of a de- ceased Sultan . In this quarter is the palace of the celebrated Yussuf Aga , favourite of the unfortunate Selim , and kiaya of the ...
... half , of a pentagonal form . There are immured the whole of the ladies , who fill the harem of a de- ceased Sultan . In this quarter is the palace of the celebrated Yussuf Aga , favourite of the unfortunate Selim , and kiaya of the ...
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... half - domes attached . The side - aisles have each four cupolas , proportioned to the great dome in the centre , which is supported by four pilasters , adorned by four columns of granite . The gallery for the Sul- tan rests on ten ...
... half - domes attached . The side - aisles have each four cupolas , proportioned to the great dome in the centre , which is supported by four pilasters , adorned by four columns of granite . The gallery for the Sul- tan rests on ten ...
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