The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 20. köideLittle, Brown, 1886 |
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... feet ) in the Hochwald , and there are several other summits above 2000 feet on the left bank , while on the right there are few which attain a height of 1600 feet . Most of the hills are covered with trees , but the Eifel is a barren ...
... feet ) in the Hochwald , and there are several other summits above 2000 feet on the left bank , while on the right there are few which attain a height of 1600 feet . Most of the hills are covered with trees , but the Eifel is a barren ...
Page 98
... feet long and 165 wide , and consists of a nave 80 feet high , with side aisles and a dome , the upper portion of which is con- structed of pumice - stone for the sake of lightness . The main front , like the columns of the interior ...
... feet long and 165 wide , and consists of a nave 80 feet high , with side aisles and a dome , the upper portion of which is con- structed of pumice - stone for the sake of lightness . The main front , like the columns of the interior ...
Page 99
... feet deep , is so clear that no pilot is required ; and in the outer bay ( 100 to 300 feet deep ) there is safe anchorage . On a high rock to the south- east of the town is the Mirador of Solano , or castle of Puerto Cabello , which has ...
... feet deep , is so clear that no pilot is required ; and in the outer bay ( 100 to 300 feet deep ) there is safe anchorage . On a high rock to the south- east of the town is the Mirador of Solano , or castle of Puerto Cabello , which has ...
Page 118
... feet above the Place de Breuil ( in the lower town ) , is a steep rock of volcanic breccia , sur- mounted by a colossal iron statue of the Virgin ( 53 feet high , standing on a pedestal 23 feet high ) , cast after a model by Bonassieux ...
... feet above the Place de Breuil ( in the lower town ) , is a steep rock of volcanic breccia , sur- mounted by a colossal iron statue of the Virgin ( 53 feet high , standing on a pedestal 23 feet high ) , cast after a model by Bonassieux ...
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... feet ) , rises on the confines of Puy de Dôme and Cantal . On the north the Monts Dore are continued by a plateau of the mean height of from 3000 to 3500 feet , upon which are seen sixty cones raised by volcanic outbursts in former ...
... feet ) , rises on the confines of Puy de Dôme and Cantal . On the north the Monts Dore are continued by a plateau of the mean height of from 3000 to 3500 feet , upon which are seen sixty cones raised by volcanic outbursts in former ...
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