Wanderings in North AfricaJ. Murray, 1856 - 320 Seiten Description of a journey from Bengazi through Barca and the Libyan Desert to Cairo. |
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... arches and columns of Cipollino and a coarse white marble . To the right , the buildings advance to the edge of the platform , while in front of the fountain , and to the left , there is a wide space between the large masses of ruin and ...
... arches and columns of Cipollino and a coarse white marble . To the right , the buildings advance to the edge of the platform , while in front of the fountain , and to the left , there is a wide space between the large masses of ruin and ...
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... arches , with a fourth at right angles to them . In front of them is a large quadrangle now occupied by a Bedawy , as garden ground , and be- neath lie many remnants of fluted columns in white marble , and their capitals , whose ...
... arches , with a fourth at right angles to them . In front of them is a large quadrangle now occupied by a Bedawy , as garden ground , and be- neath lie many remnants of fluted columns in white marble , and their capitals , whose ...
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... arches , not of the best construction , which still show their curves above the encumbered ground . An apse , having the same direction as that in the other building , is still standing , and many marble columns strew the ground . This ...
... arches , not of the best construction , which still show their curves above the encumbered ground . An apse , having the same direction as that in the other building , is still standing , and many marble columns strew the ground . This ...
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... arches still appearing above the ground , and there are others of not inconsiderable size . Further to the east are seve- ral hillocks , two of them covered with the ruins of temples ; one of them , called by the Arabs Kasr ' Shark- yeh ...
... arches still appearing above the ground , and there are others of not inconsiderable size . Further to the east are seve- ral hillocks , two of them covered with the ruins of temples ; one of them , called by the Arabs Kasr ' Shark- yeh ...
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... arches , where the cement has fallen away , are to be seen on the stones letters deeply carved . They are the ... arch , and the characters appear in a certain symmetry . The wall from this point continues to run westwards D for some ...
... arches , where the cement has fallen away , are to be seen on the stones letters deeply carved . They are the ... arch , and the characters appear in a certain symmetry . The wall from this point continues to run westwards D for some ...
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