The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-06-09
Francisco's Stereopticon

will tonight give the following views.
"The Dying Lioness'; "Leoning Tower at
Pisa; "Biigham Young's Tabernacle;
"Forced Prayer; "Mosque Of Omar at
Jerusalem"
This occupies the site Of Solomon's tenn
pie and is 1900 feet long by 1000 broad. In
the center lies large irregular stone nearly
fifty feet in diameter, surrounded by
beautiful iron railing. Over the whole Is
suspended canopy OF variously colored
silks covered with old dust. To this stone
the temple owes its origin. 1t rises about
Ave feet above the marble floor and is the
highest point of Mount Moriah. Under
meath the rock ia the cave where Mahomet
rested after his flight from Mecca to Jeru-
salem. In it is an immense well
which the Mohammedan believes con-
tains the souls of the departed. Before
entering the mosque visitors must take off
their shoes and replace them by slippers,
so as not to profane the holy ground. For
fifteen hundred years kings, queens,
knights and holy pilgrims have knelt here
and prayed, believing it to be the identical
spot "where Christ triumphed over the
grave" Navy group from the Lincoln
monument !" "Cleopatra's Needle" There
are two Of these in reality, though only one
is standing. They are made of red granite,
and formerly stood before the temple of
Neptune. They are eight feet in diameter
and seventy feet high, and were quarried
thlrty-three hundred and sixly-nine years
ago. Mehemet Ali gave the fallen one to
the British government, and 1t is now being
removed
1.-The water Babies; "The Giants Lad
der; "Yankee Doodle" from the painting
at the centennial; Panorama of Paris,
showing the eight bridges; "Museum of
the Louvre Paris; "Gallery of Pictures
and Egyptian room in the same"; "Rail-
way station at Milan"
Cathedral of Milan; about 4, 800 mar
BILE statutes are on and about this building
varying in size from eighteen inches to
| fifteen feet. The roof has ninety-eight
gothic turrets of white marble. There are
several marble yards on the roof with their
workmen who are helping each year to All
up the empty places.
"Roof of Milan Cathedral" showing ore
section only.
"View of the Interior" This is AT feet
long, 1856 feet wild =, and the nave is 15e
feet high by 35 feet broad. The dome Is
| 2l4 feet high, and he tower 800 feet high
| Fifty-two pillars, each 10 feet in diameter
supporting the roof. The stained gasl
| windows give 800 representations of scrip
tural subjects.
New palace of the Sultan at CONSTANT
nople :" "The Kremlin at Moscow" This
citidel is two miles in circuit, and within Il
are to been seen nearly all the historical
sights Of Moscow. The two principa
gates are the "Redeemer's Gate and the ST
Nicholas" to both of which are attached
traditions. Over the first has hung since
the foundation of the city a picture of thu
Saviour, which is an object of reverence t.
every Russian none would dare to pasi
under it without removing his hat, and 20,
must do the same when you enter there
else you will we specially reminded Of
your mistake.
"Bslmoral castle" the summer residenc,
of Queen Victoria. The property contains
forty thousand acres, thirty thousand o
which is deer forest. "Ball room of Bal
moral castle !" this is the room devoted t
the state balls and fetes "Throne roou
of the royal palace at Berlin;" Gallery o.
paintings at Sans Souci;" "Throne saloor
of Windsor castle;' "The dancing skele
| ton"