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Cathedral cities of Spain (1909)

Collins, W W 1862- · New York, Dodd, Mead and company · leaf 184

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steep winding ascentto the Despacho Central we dashed through the Zoco-dover, the square celebrated for numerous auto de fesand other executions. All day long it is crowded withsauntering folk, who walk up and down, quietly enoughnow, on the scene of much former cruelty, bloodshed, andmany… … TOLEDO. Tlie Cathedral. TOLEDO pital de Santa Cruz. It is one of the best examples of theTransition to Renaissance in Spain. The portal is deeplyundercut and elaborately carved in soft white rosestone and marble. The inner gate is plateresque and onlysurpassed by San Marcos at Leon and the gateway…

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