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The most famous buildings of the world 1885

Comparative heights of famous buildings in 1885, including 1. Porcelain Tower, Nankin China. 2. St. George's Hall Liverpool. 3. Tomb of Thedoric, Ravenna. 4. Chichester Cathedral. 5. Victoria Tower, Westminister. 6. Boston Church, Lincolnshire. 7. Taj Mahal, Agra. 8. York Cathedral. 9. Temple of Bacchus, Teos. 10. Alexandrian Column, St Petersburg. 11. Column of July, Paris. 12. Torre Asinelli, Bologna. Date: 1885

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The Burghers of Calais in the Victoria Tower Gardens, c1935. Creator: Joel

The Burghers of Calais in the Victoria Tower Gardens, c1935. The Burghers of Calais sculpture, Victoria Tower Gardens, Millbank, Westminster, London. Bronze sculpture by (1840-1917), with the Houses of Parliament in the background. Calais fell to Edward III of England in 1347, after a siege of almost a year. Six citizens offered their lives to save the town but were spared when Edward?s wife Philippa intervened. The sculpture dates from 1895, althugh it was not placed in this positiion until 1915. From "Wonderful London, Volume 2", edited by Arthur St John Adcock. [The Fleetway House, London, c1935]

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View of London from Westminster, c1850. Artist: A Appert

View of London from Westminster, c1850. View of London looking north-east from Westminster, showing the course of the River Thames. In the foreground are Westminster Abbey, with the Houses of Parliament on the right, which show the Clock and Victoria Towers in the process of construction and St James's Park to the left

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