Elgood, George Samuel, 1851- · London, New York, Bombay & Calcutta : Longmans, Green and Co. · leaf 151
ewhole. Long straight walks intersect it in all directions, several of theboschetti thus formed being subdivided by minor walks arranged inconcentric circles, one of which is called a labyrinth, though the name isequally applicable to all. By far the most finished and harmonious piece of work in… … pacesJong by seventy wide. An island of the same form, reached fromeither side by bridges, has for a centre-piece Giambolognas celebratedfountain with Oceanus and the rivers Nile, Ganges, and Euphrates,represented by heroic statues. This group is placed above a hugegranite tazza, the pedestal of…
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