Bradshaw's illustrated hand-book for travellers in Belgium, on the Rhine, and through portions of Rhenish Prussia, Volume 171853 |
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... 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 suitable to civic ...
... 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 suitable to civic ...
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... hall of the mayor and aldermen of the " staple of wool , " founded in 1363 by Edward III . The Hôtel de Ville , or Town Hall , situate in the market place , will repay a visit . Within it are all the public offices , and the front of it ...
... hall of the mayor and aldermen of the " staple of wool , " founded in 1363 by Edward III . The Hôtel de Ville , or Town Hall , situate in the market place , will repay a visit . Within it are all the public offices , and the front of it ...
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... Hall , the Gaol , the Botanical Gardens , the Triumphal Arch , erected in 1782 , in honour of Louis XIV . , and the Column raised in memory of the siege sustained by the city in 1792 . Railway to Douai and Paris ; to Valenciennes , Mons ...
... Hall , the Gaol , the Botanical Gardens , the Triumphal Arch , erected in 1782 , in honour of Louis XIV . , and the Column raised in memory of the siege sustained by the city in 1792 . Railway to Douai and Paris ; to Valenciennes , Mons ...
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... hall , the other in the council room ; their sculpture is of exquisite delicacy and highly finished , and worthy of attention . Church of Saint Martin : this church was founded about the year 650 by Saint Eloi . It is remarkable for the ...
... hall , the other in the council room ; their sculpture is of exquisite delicacy and highly finished , and worthy of attention . Church of Saint Martin : this church was founded about the year 650 by Saint Eloi . It is remarkable for the ...
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... 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 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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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.