Book/Printed Material The children's book of celebrated buildings,
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- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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Image 5 of The children's book of celebrated buildings, THE CHILDREN’S BOOK OF CELEBRATED BUILDINGS BY LORINDA MUNSON BRYANT Author of “The Children’s Book of Celebrated Pictures,” “The Children’s Book of Celebrated Sculpture,” etc., etc. PUBLISHED BY THE CENTURY CO. NEW…
- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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Image 6 of The children's book of celebrated buildings, A 2 5 55 X Copyright, 1924, by The Century Co. PRINTED IN U. S. A. SEP 17 ^24 ©C1A800891 WO
- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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Image 7 of The children's book of celebrated buildings, I To MY NEPHEWS AND NIECES I
- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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Image 9 of The children's book of celebrated buildings, LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FIGURE PAGE 1. Independence Hall, Philadelphia.3 2. St. Peter’s, Rome 5 3. The Parthenon, Athens.7 4. Rangoon Pagoda, Burma.9 5. Kenilworth Castle, England.11 6. The Capitol, Washington.13 7. Westminster…
- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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Image 10 of The children's book of celebrated buildings, FIGURE 26. Edinburgh Castle, Scotland.-53 27. Canterbury Cathedral, England.-55 28. Houses of Parliament, London.57 29. The Baptistry, Florence.59 29a. Baptistry door.59 30. Taj Mahal, Agra, India.61 31. Milan Cathedral, Italy.63 32. The…
- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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Image 11 of The children's book of celebrated buildings, Dear Children: Did you ever think how mysterious buildings are? Nooks and angles and cubbyholes, chimneys and cellars and attics, secret rooms and closets under the stairs—all are filled with imaginary people.…
- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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Image 12 of The children's book of celebrated buildings, INDEPENDENCE HALL INDEPENDENCE HALL! How those words thrill us! In that simple brick building was born a new freedom in national life; a freedom that meant liberty, not license—remember that liberty always…
- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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Image 13 of The children's book of celebrated buildings, 1 Photo from Brown Bros. Fig. I. Independence Philadelphia
- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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Image 14 of The children's book of celebrated buildings, ST. PETER’S STRANGE, sad story is told of the beginning of St. Peter’s. The apostle Peter went to preach in Rome when he was an old man. He came under the persecution…
- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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Image 16 of The children's book of celebrated buildings, THE PARTHENON T he name of the Parthenon comes from the Greek word that means a virgin. To the Greeks their supreme virgin was Pallas Athena, the goddess of wisdom. Is it…
- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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Image 17 of The children's book of celebrated buildings, Fig. The Parthenon, Athens
- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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Image 18 of The children's book of celebrated buildings, RANGOON PAGODA P AGODAS are as plentiful in Japan, China, and India as windmills are in Holland. They are tower-like temples containing shrines for worshipers and numberless bells for the suppliants to…
- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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Image 19 of The children's book of celebrated buildings, Elmendorf Photo Ewing Galloway Fig. 4 Rangoon Pagoda, Burma
- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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Image 20 of The children's book of celebrated buildings, KENILWORTH CASTLE N O castle in all England is more bound up with English history than Kenilworth. The heart of many a girl and boy in America leaps with anticipation at the…
- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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Image 21 of The children's book of celebrated buildings, Fig, s. Kenilworth Castle, England
- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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Image 22 of The children's book of celebrated buildings, THE CAPITOL W HEN President Washington in 1792 accepted Major Pierre Charles L’Enfant’s design for our Capitol, he was very wise. The building spot chosen is ‘‘a nat¬ ural pedestal awaiting its…
- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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Image 23 of The children's book of celebrated buildings, r Fig. 6. The Capitol, Washington
- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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Image 24 of The children's book of celebrated buildings, WESTMINSTER ABBEY T he first place we visit in London is Westminster Abbey. Its history covers the Christian era, though it was Apollo first, not Jesus the Christ, whom the people worshiped.…
- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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Image 26 of The children's book of celebrated buildings, CLAUDIA AQUEDUCT W ATER is a necessity of life. In the very beginning of time man moved from place to place seeking a water center before pitching his tent. Then he began…
- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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Image 27 of The children's book of celebrated buildings, Fig. 8. Claudia Aqueduct, Rome
- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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Image 28 of The children's book of celebrated buildings, BUCKINGHAM PALACE B uildings have queer personalities. Some are like their architects, some like the country in which they stand. Some take on the personality of their occupants. What holds our interest…
- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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Image 29 of The children's book of celebrated buildings, Fig. q. Buckingham Palace, London
- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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Image 30 of The children's book of celebrated buildings, THE CASTLE OF SANT’ ANGELO W E love the story of the angel on top of the Castle of Sant’ Angelo. A terrible plague swept over Rome in 590 A. D., making…
- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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Image 31 of The children's book of celebrated buildings, Courtesy of Pratt Institute Fig. io. The Castle of Sant’ Angelo, Rome
- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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Image 32 of The children's book of celebrated buildings, COLOGNE CATHEDRAL S TRANGE legends are connected with the building of Co¬ logne Cathedral. In the thirteenth century the archbishop of Cologne, having plenty of money, decided to build the most beautiful…
- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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Image 33 of The children's book of celebrated buildings, Courtesy of Pratt Institute Fig. II. Cologne Cathedral, Germany
- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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Image 34 of The children's book of celebrated buildings, THE ROMAN FORUM I N an old song sung by Roman peasants is the refrain: Rome! Rome! Rome! Rome is no longer what she was. Little wonder these simple workmen sang such…
- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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Image 35 of The children's book of celebrated buildings, U. and U Fig. 12. The Roman Forum, Italy
- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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Image 36 of The children's book of celebrated buildings, PALAZZO VECCHIO G uelph Ghibelline! How strange those words would sound on our streets, yet every child in Italy knew them nearly seven centuries ago. They were the names of two powerful…
- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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Image 37 of The children's book of celebrated buildings, Courtesy of Pratt Institute Fig. 13. Palazzo Vecchio, Florence
- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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Image 38 of The children's book of celebrated buildings, RHEIMS CATHEDRAL N O cathedral in all the world has had such extremes of glorification and degradation as has the Cathedral of Rheims. In it were crowned almost all the kings of…
- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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Image 39 of The children's book of celebrated buildings, Courtesy of Pratt Institute Fig. 14. Rheims Cathedral, France
- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924
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Image 40 of The children's book of celebrated buildings, THE TOWER OF LONDON T he saying in London, ^^Seeing the lions!” has a curious story connected with the Tower. Away back in the Middle Ages the royal family had a mania…
- Contributor: Bryant, Lorinda Munson
- Date: 1924