Pleasure of RuinsHudson, 1953 - 466 pages |
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Page 141
... capital of imperial Rome ; later the greatest city of Christendom , the richest city in the world , the spiritual head of the eastern Church , the treasure house of culture and art ; then the opulent capital of Islam ; this sprawl of ...
... capital of imperial Rome ; later the greatest city of Christendom , the richest city in the world , the spiritual head of the eastern Church , the treasure house of culture and art ; then the opulent capital of Islam ; this sprawl of ...
Page 275
... capital at Akbarabad ; henceforth the Mewar capital was Udaipur . Chitor lay desolate , a jumble of magnificent wreckage . Its tremendous tree - riven walls tower like a great ship above the new little town at its foot . A steep road ...
... capital at Akbarabad ; henceforth the Mewar capital was Udaipur . Chitor lay desolate , a jumble of magnificent wreckage . Its tremendous tree - riven walls tower like a great ship above the new little town at its foot . A steep road ...
Page 413
... capital city , full of hotels , modern shops , casinos , cafes , bathing beach , and all a capital should have . But , so long as its great palace stands there , holding the medieval town close within its arcaded walls , it will remain ...
... capital city , full of hotels , modern shops , casinos , cafes , bathing beach , and all a capital should have . But , so long as its great palace stands there , holding the medieval town close within its arcaded walls , it will remain ...
Contents
THE STUPENDOUS PAST | 40 |
GHOSTLY STREETS | 255 |
THE HAUNTING GODS 311 | 313 |
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