The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General LiteratureWerner Company, 1895 |
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... central part of the river frontage is lined by a broad quay called the Boompjes from the trees with which it is planted . From the apex of the triangle the town is bisected by a great railway viaduct ( erected about 1870 , and mainly ...
... central part of the river frontage is lined by a broad quay called the Boompjes from the trees with which it is planted . From the apex of the triangle the town is bisected by a great railway viaduct ( erected about 1870 , and mainly ...
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... central doorway , a rose window , and countless arcades and Gothic pinnacles and turrets of the close of the 15th and the beginning of the 16th century . The width of the front is increased by the pro- jection of the two towers : that ...
... central doorway , a rose window , and countless arcades and Gothic pinnacles and turrets of the close of the 15th and the beginning of the 16th century . The width of the front is increased by the pro- jection of the two towers : that ...
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... central tower , not unlike the Butter Tower , with which it is contemporary , is 265 feet high ; the two new towers with their spires are some- what lower . Apart from its enormous dimensions and the richness of its southern portal , St ...
... central tower , not unlike the Butter Tower , with which it is contemporary , is 265 feet high ; the two new towers with their spires are some- what lower . Apart from its enormous dimensions and the richness of its southern portal , St ...
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... central commission were preserved till 1862 , when a single assembly met at Bucharest and a single ministry was formed for the two countries . The central commission was at the Frince Cuza , same time abolished , and a council of state ...
... central commission were preserved till 1862 , when a single assembly met at Bucharest and a single ministry was formed for the two countries . The central commission was at the Frince Cuza , same time abolished , and a council of state ...
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... central composition , and add to the general effect . In Witdoeck's beautiful engraving the partitions even disappear . Thus , from the first , we see Rubens quite determined upon having his own way , and it is recorded that , when he ...
... central composition , and add to the general effect . In Witdoeck's beautiful engraving the partitions even disappear . Thus , from the first , we see Rubens quite determined upon having his own way , and it is recorded that , when he ...
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