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town , says Suetonius — who , moreover , surrounded the city by massive walls ,
defended it by semicircular towers , adorned it with a capitol , a theatre , a forum ,
and granted it jurisdiction over the outlying dependencies of Lausanne ...
town , says Suetonius — who , moreover , surrounded the city by massive walls ,
defended it by semicircular towers , adorned it with a capitol , a theatre , a forum ,
and granted it jurisdiction over the outlying dependencies of Lausanne ...
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Although no apparent monument marked the place where Bertha was supposed
to be buried , tradition had uninterruptedly declared that her last resting - place
was under the arch of the tower of St . Michael at Payerne . In accordance with
this ...
Although no apparent monument marked the place where Bertha was supposed
to be buried , tradition had uninterruptedly declared that her last resting - place
was under the arch of the tower of St . Michael at Payerne . In accordance with
this ...
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The great entrance towards the setting sun is placed between two massive
towers , and closed by bronze doors surmounted by an imposing bay . Near the
portal of the Apostles is the great circular window called the Grand Rose , whose
...
The great entrance towards the setting sun is placed between two massive
towers , and closed by bronze doors surmounted by an imposing bay . Near the
portal of the Apostles is the great circular window called the Grand Rose , whose
...
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... mansion of La Grotte , soon afterwards his abode . In 1156 an avoué , the
Count de Genevois , tried to seize Lausanne . He built a tower in connection with
the château La Caroline , surrounded it with high walls , and filled it with armed
men ...
... mansion of La Grotte , soon afterwards his abode . In 1156 an avoué , the
Count de Genevois , tried to seize Lausanne . He built a tower in connection with
the château La Caroline , surrounded it with high walls , and filled it with armed
men ...
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It was then composed of a series of massive buildings flanked by two square
towers . Twenty - five years later a fire destroyed the larger portion . When Gibbon
first arrived in Lausanne one of these towers was still standing in the vicinity of M
...
It was then composed of a series of massive buildings flanked by two square
towers . Twenty - five years later a fire destroyed the larger portion . When Gibbon
first arrived in Lausanne one of these towers was still standing in the vicinity of M
...
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Historic Studies in Vaud, Berne, and Savoy: From Roman Times to ..., Volym 1 John Meredith Read Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1897 |
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Historic Studies in Vaud, Berne, and Savoy: From Roman Times to ..., Volym 2 John Meredith Read Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1897 |
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| Titel | Historic Studies in Vaud, Berne, and Savoy: From Roman Times to Voltaire, Rousseau, and Gibbon, Volym 1 Historic Studies in Vaud, Berne, and Savoy: From Roman Times to Voltaire, Rousseau, and Gibbon, John Meredith Read |
| Författare | John Meredith Read |
| Utgivare | Chatto & Windus, 1897 |
| Original från | New York Public Library |
| Digitaliserad | 1 maj 2007 |
| Längd | 31 sidor |
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