| George Cleghorn - 1848 - 368 Seiten
...sultana, the third and greatest of the Abdalrahmans constructed the city, palace, and garden of Zebra. Twentyfive years, and above three millions sterling,...columns of Spanish and African, of Greek and Italian marbles. The hall of audience was encrusted with gold and pearls, and a great basin in the centre was... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1850 - 630 Seiten
...sultana, the third and greatest of the Abdalrahmans constructed the city, palace, and gardens of Zehra. Twentyfive years, and above three millions sterling,...Constantinople, the most skilful sculptors and architects of the Roman emperors, which entitled to some prize the person who caught them, as they were thrown among... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1851 - 764 Seiten
...sultana, the third and greatest of the Abdalrohmans constructed the city, palace, and gardens of Zehra. . Thy shores are empires, changed in all save the*...waters wasted them while they were free, And many a architecte of the age; and the buildings were sustained or adorned by twelve hundred columns of Spanish... | |
| Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 Seiten
...sultana, the third and greatest of the Abdalrahmans constructed the city, palace, and gardens of Zehra. Twenty-five years, and above three millions sterling,...taste invited the artists of Constantinople, the most skillful sculptors and architects of the age ; and the buildings were sustained or adorned by twelve... | |
| Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 Seiten
...the city, palace, and gardens of Zehra. Twenty-five years, and above three millions sterling, wore employed by the founder : his liberal taste invited the artists of Constantinople, tho most skillful sculptors and architects of the age; and the buildings were sustained or adorned... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1855 - 496 Seiten
...sultana, the third and greatest of the Abdalrahmans constructed the city, palace, and gardens of Zehra. Twenty-five years, and above three millions sterling,...architects of the age ; and the buildings were sustained or adorned by twelve hundred columns of Spanish and African, of Greek and Italian marble. The hall... | |
| JOHN LEYOESTER ADOLPHUS - 1858 - 502 Seiten
...Sultana, the third and greatest of the Abdalrahmans constructed the city, palace, and gardens of Zebra. Twentyfive years, and above three millions sterling,...architects of the age; and the buildings were sustained or adorned by twelve hundred columns of Spanish and African, of Greek and Italian marble. The hall... | |
| John Leycester Adolphus - 1858 - 462 Seiten
...Sultana, the third and greatest of the Abdalrahmans constructed the city, palace, and gardens of Zehra. Twentyfive years, and above three millions sterling,...architects of the age ; and the buildings were sustained or adorned by twelve hundred columns of Spanish and African, of Greek and Italian marble. The hall... | |
| Abraham Mills - 1858 - 608 Seiten
...sultana, tho third and greatest of the Abdalrahuiaus conatructed the city, palace, and gardens of Zebra. Twenty-five years, and above three millions sterling,...taste invited the artists of Constantinople, the most skillful sculptors and architects of the age ; and the buildings were sustained or adorned by twelve... | |
| John Epy Lovell - 1866 - 568 Seiten
...of the Abdalrahmans constructed the city, palace, and gardens of Zehra. Twenty-five years, and about three millions sterling, were employed by the founder:...taste invited the artists of Constantinople, the most skillful sculptors and architects of the age ; and the buildings were sustained or adorned by twelve... | |
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