Word: towers
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Vecchio is very picturesque on account of its being lined on both sides by rows of booths which overhang the water. One of the most noted buildings is the Palazzo Vecchio, where the councils of the city formerly met, and where the Medici, for a time, had apartments. The tower of this building dominates the city, and is the most prominent feature in every picture. Near this is the Uffizzi palace with its famous picture gallery. Here are many art treasures, including the Venus di Medici, found in the villa of Hadrian at Rome, the statue of Niobe, and numerous...
...group of buildings surrounding the Duomo, or cathedral, which dates from the eleventh century. In this church is the identical lamp from whose movements Galileo deduced the laws of the pendulum. The baptistry is a very handsome building, but the chief interest centers in the well known "Leaning Tower," from whose summit Galileo made his experiments on falling bodies. The attitude of this tower is probably due to the insufficient foundations laid by the builders, which caused it to settle while in process of construction. Sienna, the other principal city of Tuscany, is noted mainly for its cathedral, planned...
...Young Ass will appreciate its humor as well as its sarcasm. The last prose article is "Jerry's Consolation," by Mr. Wardner, a sequel to "A Nineteenth Century Romance." It is written in the same humorous vein, and is the best thing in the number. The verses, "What the Tower Says," contains a good idea, but may more properly be called rhyme than poetry. Mr. Dennison's "Alackaday" is good, though the sentiment is not strikingly original. The usual book notices and Brief fill out the number...
...brick, with terra cotta mouldings and a free use of copper in the stack and elsewhere. The book stack (only one-third of which is to be built at present), will be, when entire, 96 by 110 feet; the main building is 140 feet by 89, and the tower is 95 feet high. The utmost care has been shown in providing for the three essentials to a good library-first, the accommodation for the books themselves; second, the space and facilities afforded the librarian and his assistants, and third, the convenience and comfort of all who use the library...
Some freshman wished to win immortal fame by having himself lowered from the top of the water tower and painting in orange 150 feet from the ground a large '92 seven feet in length...