Bradshaw's illustrated hand-book for travellers in Belgium, on the Rhine, and through portions of Rhenish Prussia, Volume 171853 |
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... .......................................... .. 164 164 108 66 66 66 WATERLOO : - 68 68 68 68 TOURNAY : - Cathedral Railway Station .................................................................................................
... .......................................... .. 164 164 108 66 66 66 WATERLOO : - 68 68 68 68 TOURNAY : - Cathedral Railway Station .................................................................................................
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... cathedrals and town halls of Belgium , which display the finest specimens of the ornamental Gothic style of the middle ages . In England , Gothic architecture is confined chiefly to churches , but in Belgium it is shewn to be equally ...
... cathedrals and town halls of Belgium , which display the finest specimens of the ornamental Gothic style of the middle ages . In England , Gothic architecture is confined chiefly to churches , but in Belgium it is shewn to be equally ...
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... buildings well worthy of notice- the Cathedral , and Abbey Church of St. Bertin . The former is a magnificent constructión , exhibit- style of architecture , situated in the Rue St. Ber- 2 [ Route 1 . BRADSHAW'S HAND - BOOK ROUTE.
... buildings well worthy of notice- the Cathedral , and Abbey Church of St. Bertin . The former is a magnificent constructión , exhibit- style of architecture , situated in the Rue St. Ber- 2 [ Route 1 . BRADSHAW'S HAND - BOOK ROUTE.
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... , de l'Hotel de Ville Courtray Casino Ghent Railway Station Tournay Church of St Nicholas Ghent Calais Maison des Bateliers Ghent . Palais de Justice . Ghent . Cathedral Tournay The Town Hall is a handsome Gothic building the fountain.
... , de l'Hotel de Ville Courtray Casino Ghent Railway Station Tournay Church of St Nicholas Ghent Calais Maison des Bateliers Ghent . Palais de Justice . Ghent . Cathedral Tournay The Town Hall is a handsome Gothic building the fountain.
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... Cathedral of Ghent is one of the handsomest Gothic buildings in Belgium . It was formerly a church dedicated to St. John , but took the name of St. Bavon in 1540 , when Charles V. removed thither the collegiate chapter of the Abbey of ...
... Cathedral of Ghent is one of the handsomest Gothic buildings in Belgium . It was formerly a church dedicated to St. John , but took the name of St. Bavon in 1540 , when Charles V. removed thither the collegiate chapter of the Abbey of ...
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Page 34 - Ere evening to be trodden like the grass Which now beneath them, but above shall grow In its next verdure, when this fiery mass Of living valour, rolling on the foe And burning with high hope shall moulder cold and low.
Page 89 - Drachenfels Frowns o'er the wide and winding Rhine, Whose breast of waters broadly swells Between the banks which bear the vine, And hills all rich with...
Page 176 - Dependance consist of One Hundred and Sixty Sleeping Apartments, elegant Sitting-rooms, and a Garden for the use of visitors. Extensive and airy Dining-room, and a comfortable Public Sitting-room, with Piano and Library. It is conducted under the Immediate superintendence of the Proprietor...
Page 37 - Was it a soothing or a mournful thought, Amid this scene of slaughter as we stood, Where armies had with recent fury fought, To mark how gentle Nature still pursued Her quiet course, as if she took no care For what her noblest work had suffer'd there.