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Turrets, Towers, and Temples

Turrets, Towers, and Temples

by Esther Singleton

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Editor
Singleton, Esther, 1865-1930
Title
Turrets, towers, and temples : The great buildings of the world, as seen and described by famous writers
Original Publication
United States: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1898, pubdate 1912.
Credits
The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
NA: Fine Arts: Architecture
Subject
Cathedrals
Category
Text
eBook-No.
72946
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72946
Release Date
February 13, 2024
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Turrets, Towers, and Temples
  2. 2.Preface
  3. 3.Contents
  4. 4.Illustrations
  5. 5.Turrets, Towers, and Temples. — ST. MARK’S. JOHN RUSKIN.
  6. 6.THE TOWER OF LONDON. WILLIAM HEPWORTH DIXON.
  7. 7.THE CATHEDRAL OF ANTWERP. WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY.
  8. 8.THE TAJ MAHAL. ANDRÉ CHEVRILLON.
  9. 9.THE CATHEDRAL OF NOTRE-DAME. VICTOR HUGO.
  10. 10.THE KREMLIN. THÉOPHILE GAUTIER.
  11. 11.THE CATHEDRAL OF YORK. THOMAS FROGNALL DIBDIN.
  12. 12.THE MOSQUE OF OMAR. PIERRE LOTI.
  13. 13.THE CATHEDRAL OF BURGOS. THÉOPHILE GAUTIER.
  14. 14.THE PYRAMIDS. GEORG EBERS.
  15. 15.SAINT PETER’S. CHARLES DICKENS.
  16. 16.THE CATHEDRAL OF STRASBURG. VICTOR HUGO.
  17. 17.THE SHWAY DAGOHN. GWENDOLIN TRENCH GASCOIGNE.
  18. 18.THE CATHEDRAL OF SIENA. JOHN ADDINGTON SYMONDS.
  19. 19.THE TOWN HALL OF LOUVAIN. GRANT ALLEN.
  20. 20.THE CATHEDRAL OF SEVILLE. EDMONDO DE AMICIS.
  21. 21.WINDSOR CASTLE. WILLIAM HEPWORTH DIXON.
  22. 22.THE CATHEDRAL OF COLOGNE. ERNEST BRETON.
  23. 23.THE PALACE OF VERSAILLES. AUGUSTUS J. C. HARE.
  24. 24.THE CATHEDRAL OF LINCOLN. THOMAS FROGNALL DIBDIN.
  25. 25.THE TEMPLE OF KARNAK. AMELIA B. EDWARDS.
  26. 26.SANTA MARIA DEL FIORE. CHARLES YRIARTE.
  27. 27.GIOTTO’S CAMPANILE. MRS. OLIPHANT.
  28. 28.GIOTTO’S CAMPANILE. JOHN RUSKIN.
  29. 29.THE HOUSE OF JACQUES CŒUR IN BOURGES. AD. BERTY.
  30. 30.WAT PHRA KAO. CARL BOCK.
  31. 31.THE CATHEDRAL OF TOLEDO. THÉOPHILE GAUTIER.
  32. 32.THE CHÂTEAU DE CHAMBORD. JULES LOISELEUR.
  33. 33.THE TEMPLES OF NIKKO. PIERRE LOTI.
  34. 34.THE PALACE OF HOLYROOD. DAVID MASSON.
  35. 35.SAINT-GUDULE. VICTOR HUGO.
  36. 36.THE ESCURIAL. EDMONDO DE AMICIS.
  37. 37.THE TEMPLE OF MADURA. JAMES FERGUSSON.
  38. 38.THE CATHEDRAL OF MILAN. THÉOPHILE GAUTIER.
  39. 39.THE MOSQUE OF HASSAN. AMELIA B. EDWARDS.
  40. 40.THE CATHEDRAL OF TRÈVES. EDWARD AUGUSTUS FREEMAN.
  41. 41.THE VATICAN. AUGUSTUS J. C. HARE.
  42. 42.THE CATHEDRAL OF AMIENS. JOHN RUSKIN.
  43. 43.THE MOSQUE OF SANTA SOFIA. EDMONDO DE AMICIS.
  44. 44.WESTMINSTER ABBEY. ARTHUR PENRHYN STANLEY.
  45. 45.THE PARTHENON. JOHN ADDINGTON SYMONDS.
  46. 46.THE CATHEDRAL OF ROUEN. THOMAS FROGNALL DIBDIN.
  47. 47.THE CASTLE OF HEIDELBERG. VICTOR HUGO.
  48. 48.THE DUCAL PALACE. JOHN RUSKIN.
  49. 49.THE MOSQUE OF CORDOVA. EDMONDO DE AMICIS.
  50. 50.THE CATHEDRAL OF THRONDTJEM. AUGUSTUS J. C. HARE.
  51. 51.LEANING TOWER OF PISA. CHARLES DICKENS.
  52. 52.THE CATHEDRAL OF CANTERBURY. W. H FREMANTLE.
  53. 53.THE ALHAMBRA. THÉOPHILE GAUTIER. — FOOTNOTES — Transcriber’s Notes

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