Many of the extracts I have translated expressly for this book, and I have taken no liberties with the text, except a little cutting for the sake of space limitations.

E. S.

New York, September, 1903.

Contents

The Jumma Musjid, Delhi [1]
G. W. Steevens.
San Donato, Murano [5]
John Ruskin.
The Palace of the Popes, Avignon [20]
Charles Dickens.
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem [29]
Pierre Loti.
La Grande Chartreuse [40]
William Beckford.
The Temples of Hatchiman, Kamakoura [54]
Aimé Humbert.
Cathedral Church of Wells [62]
Edward Augustus Freeman.
The Coliseum, Rome [75]
I. Edward Gibbon.
II. Charles Dickens.
Golden Temple of the Sikhs, Lahore [84]
G. W. Steevens.
The Giralda, Seville [92]
Théophile Gautier.
The Cathedral of Monreale [95]
John Addington Symonds.
The Luxembourg Palace, Paris [102]
Augustus J. C. Hare.
The Great Lama Temple, Pekin [107]
C. F. Gordon-Cumming.
Haddon Hall [112]
John Leyland.
Cathedral of Palermo [125]
John Addington Symonds.
The Fortress and Palace of Gwalior [129]
Louis Rousselet.
The Holy House of Loretto [135]
Arthur Penrhyn Stanley.
The Alcazar of Seville [145]
Edmundo De Amicis.
The Tower of Belem, Lisbon [149]
Arthur Shadwell Martin.
Venetian Palaces [156]
Théophile Gautier
Saint Ouen, Rouen [163]
L. de Fourcaud.
Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight [172]
Sir James D. Mackenzie.
The Pantheon, Rome [178]
Augustus J. C. Hare.
St. Laurence, Nuremberg [182]
Linda Villari.
The Torre del Oro, Seville [190]
Edmundo De Amicis.
Cathedral of Orvieto [193]
John Addington Symonds.
The Buildings of Shah Jehan, Agra [206]
G. W. Steevens.
The Priory and Church of St. Bartholomew, London [216]
Charles Knight.
Kutb Minar, Delhi [228]
I. G. W. Steevens.
II. André Chévrillon.
Kenilworth Castle [234]
Sir James D. Mackenzie.
Santa Maria Della Salute, Venice [244]
John Ruskin.
The Ramparts of Carcassonne [247]
A. Molinier.
The Cathedral of Modena [254]
Edward Augustus Freeman.
The Cathedral of Rheims [257]
Louis Gonse.
The Castle of S. Angelo, Rome [267]
Augustus J. C. Hare.
Salisbury Cathedral [276]
W. J. Loftie.
The Castle of Angers [286]
Henry Jouin.
The Pagoda of Tanjore [294]
G. W. Steevens.
The Vendramin-Calergi, Venice [300]
Théophile Gautier.
A Visit to the Old Seraglio, Constantinople [303]
Pierre Loti.
The Duomo, Leaning Tower, the Baptistery and the Campo-Santo, Pisa [310]
H. A. Taine.
Rochester Castle [317]
Arthur Shadwell Martin.
Santa Croce, Florence [326]
John Ruskin.
The Certosa of Pavia [336]
John Addington Symonds.

Illustrations

The Jumma MusjidIndia[Frontispiece]
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San DonatoItaly[5]
The Palace of the PopesFrance[20]
The Church of the Holy SepulchrePalestine[29]
The DaïboudhsKamakoura[54]
Cathedral of WellsEngland[62]
The ColiseumItaly[75]
Golden Temple of the SikhsIndia[84]
The GiraldaSpain[92]
The Cathedral of MonrealeItaly[95]
The Luxembourg PalaceFrance[102]
Haddon HallEngland[112]
Cathedral of PalermoItaly[125]
Fortress and Palace of GwaliorIndia[129]
The Holy House of LorettoItaly[135]
The Alcazar of SevilleSpain[145]
The Tower of BelemPortugal[149]
The Foscari PalaceItaly[156]
Saint OuenFrance[163]
Carisbrooke CastleEngland[172]
The PantheonItaly[178]
St. LaurenceGermany[182]
The Torre del OroSpain[190]
Cathedral of OrvietoItaly[193]
The Pearl MosqueIndia[206]
The Church of St. BartholomewEngland[216]
The Kutb MinarDelhi[228]
Kenilworth CastleEngland[234]
Santa Maria Della SaluteItaly[244]
The Ramparts of CarcassonneFrance[247]
The Cathedral of ModenaItaly[254]
The Cathedral of RheimsFrance[257]
The Castle of St. AngeloItaly[267]
Salisbury CathedralEngland[276]
The Castle of AngersFrance[286]
The Pagoda of TanjoreIndia[294]
The Vendramin-CalergiItaly[300]
Fountain of the Old SeraglioTurkey[303]
The Duomo, Leaning Tower, Baptistery and Campo-SantoItaly[310]
Rochester CastleEngland[317]
Santa CroceItaly[326]
The Certosa of PaviaItaly[336]

Historic Buildings

THE JUMMA MUSJID
G. W. STEEVENS

Delhi is the most historic city in all historic India.