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No. 266. THE PARTHENON. AMONG THE COLUMNS ON THE SOUTH PORCH,
ATHENS, GREECE.
The Parthenon, the most important among the many imposing…
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No. 270. VIEW ACROSS FORUM AND CALEKLIA ARCH, POMPEII, ITALY,
Pompeii, an Oscian city near the mouth of the river Sarnus, on the Gulf of…
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No. 271. OPEN GALLERIES AND MONUMENTS, CAMPO SANTO, GENOA, ITALY.
“Campo Santo” is the Italian designation for a cemetery, but more…
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No. 278. DOME OF ST. PETER’S, ROME, ITALY.
The body of the Apostle Peter was buried in the Vatican field near the circus of Caligula.…
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No. 284. CATACOMB OF CAPPUCCINI, CHAPEL OF THE SKULLS ROME, ITALY.
Catacombs are subterranean caves and galleries, dug out by man, without…
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No. 287. INTERIOR OF COLOSSEO, ROME, ITALY.
Emperor Vespasian in A. D. 72 began the erection of this largest, most magnificent stone…
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No. 290. ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL, INTERIOR VIEW, ROME, ITALY.
One of the oldest churches in Rome, Italy, is St. Paul’s Cathedral, or “San…
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No. 292. SOUTH PORTICO OF ERECHTHEUM, ACROPOLIS, ATHENS.
The temple of Athena Polias on the acropolis of Athens was sacred also to…
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No. 294. THE ACROPOLIS, FROM MONUMENT OF PHILOPAPPUS, ATHENS, GREECE.
Every Greek and Italian city in ancient times had a citadel on an…
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No. 295. GUSTAVIANUM, UPSALA, SWEDEN.
The famous University of Upsala was founded in 1477 and was endowed later by King Gustave Adolph II…