 | 1823 - 450 sidor
...the Holy Sepulchre, the Armenian Convent, the mosque of Omar, St. Stephen's Gate, the round topped houses, and the barren vacancies of the city. Without the walls are n Turkish burial -ground, the tomb of David, a small grave near the tombs of the kings, ¡ind all the... | |
 | 1823 - 714 sidor
...the Holy Sepulchre, the Armenian Convent, tlie Mosque of Omar, St. Stephen's Gate, the round topped houses, and the barren vacancies of the city. Without the walls are • Turkish burial-ground, the tomb of David, a small grove near the tombs of the kings, and all the... | |
 | Josiah Conder - 1824 - 398 sidor
...forsaken ; and throughout the whole there is not one symptom of either commerce, comfort, or happiness The best view of it is from the Mount of Olives :...are a few numbered trees. The mosque of Omar is the St. Peter's of Turkey, and the respective saints are held respectively by their own faithful in equal... | |
 | 1826 - 696 sidor
...the Holy Sepulchre, the Armenian Convent, the mosque of Omar, St. Stephen's gate, the round topped houses and the barren vacancies of the City. Without the walls are a Turkish burial ground, the tomb of David, a small grove near the tombs of the Kings, and all the rest is a... | |
 | Michael Russell (bp. of Glasgow and Galloway.) - 1831 - 466 sidor
...the exact shape, and nearly " Travels in Egypt and Syria, voL ii. p. 303. every particular, namely, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Armenian Convent,...round-topped houses, and the barren vacancies of the city. The Mosque of Omar is the St Peter's of Turkey. The building itself has a light pagoda appearance ;... | |
 | 1832 - 440 sidor
...the Holy Sepulchre, the Armenian Convent, the mosque of Omar, St. Stephen's Gate, the round topped houses, and the barren vacancies of the city. Without...Turkish burial-ground, the tomb of David, a small groye near the tombs of the kings, and all the rest is a surface of rock, on which are a few numbered... | |
 | Michael Russell - 1833 - 374 sidor
...it is from the Mount of Olives ; it commands the exact shape, and nearly every particular, namely, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Armenian Convent,...round-topped houses, and the barren •vacancies of the city. The Mosque of Omar is the St. Peter's of Turkey. The building itself has a light, pagoda appearance... | |
 | 1835 - 350 sidor
...it is from the Mount of Olives ; it commands the exact shape, and nearly every particular, namely, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Armenian Convent,...round-topped houses, and the barren vacancies of the city. The Mosque of Omar is the St. Peter's of Turkey. The building itself has a light, pagoda appearance... | |
 | Michael Russell - 1837 - 432 sidor
...are said to be principally old persons who come here to die."— Notices of Holy Land, p. 175, vent, the Mosque of Omar, St Stephen's Gate, the roundtopped houses, and the barren vacancies of the city. The Mosque of Omar is the St Peter's of Turkey. The building itself has a light pagoda appearance ;... | |
 | 1842 - 146 sidor
...it is from the Mount of Olives : it commands the exact shape, and nearly every particular ; namely, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Armenian Convent,...are a few numbered trees. The mosque of Omar is the St. Peter's of Turkey ; and the respective saints are held respectively, by their own faithful, in... | |
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The building itself has a light, pagoda appearance ; the garden in which it stands occupies a considerable part of the city ; and, contrasted with the surrounding desert, is beautiful... 
