A System of School Geography: Chiefly Derived from Malte-Brun, and Arranged According to the Inductive Plan of InstructionF.J. Huntington & Company, 1836 - 288 стор. |
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Сторінка 207 - One of the temples of ancient Egypt is now, in its state of ruin, a mile and a half in circumference. It has twelve principal entrances. The body of the temple consists of a prodigious hall or portico; the roof is supported by 134 columns. Four beautiful obelisks mark the entrance to the shrine, a place of sacrifice, which contains three apartments, built entirely of granite. The temple of L/uxor, probably surpasses in beauty and splendor all the other ruins of Egypt. In front are two of the finest...
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