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Article FROM LISBON TO BELEM. ← Page 2 of 4 →
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From Lisbon To Belem.
t . the beauty of the picture . From countless points rise domes and minarets of cathedrals , iiionasteries , schools , and other public buildings in never-ending A'ariety . Further on and jjuaror the crest of the hill , away from the immediate " smoke and stir " of the city , stands in all the glories of unfinished (?) architecture , the Avinter palace of the King ( the Ajuda ) . During the summer , his Majesty occupies the Alhanibra of the old Moorish Kings of Lisbon , situated at Cintra , fifteen miles out .
On our left hand wo have a splendid view of the broad Tagus , dotted Avith large and small craft of various nations , conspicuous amongst Avhich appear two English ironclads , a U . S . frigate and corvette , a large French trooper , and several mail boats , Avbilst far back rises the bold and rocky high ground of the opposite shore . But the steamer is already at the Belemp icr , and Avaiting for us to land . We first Aveud our way towards the Gaza pia , or monastery aud church of Santa Maria of Bclem—a gem of Gothic-Moresque arjlufcectureAvhich has
, seen many vicissitudes since it sprang into existence iu 149 D , ivhen it lvas founded by King Manoel the Fortunate , on the spot Avhere Vasco de Gama embarked on his successful venture round the Caps of Good Hope . The singularly A'aried carvings are executed in a pile , brick-red limestone , and have , unfortunately , suffered a good deal from Avind and rain ; hut the Avhole front is now undergoing a thorough renovation . - The roomy cloisters
Uuiaters of Monastery of Sea . Maria , Eclcm . fovni a square , bordering a garden of tbe most brilliant and beautiful shrubs and . flowers . Ib'oni cither side you gain entrance to the wings—that on tho right leading into the chapel . Tlie immense height of the vaulted arches , the heavily ornamented massive pillars , the narrow stained-glass AvindoAVs , the old paintings of the Apostles and Saints of the early Churchthe tAvo enormous one on each side of the chanceltheir pipe sending in
, organs , , . olden trumpets pointing upAvards to the sky—the Avhole Avas so vast , so grand , that Ave heeanie lost in tho hallowed gloom of the aisles , and might have lingered on , amongst its Wer-chang in" beauties , till our OAVU individuality had departed , hacl not our guide suddenl y , with a thoughtful consideration for his own ' Avants temporal , if not for ours , broken our reverie by informing us that if Ave Avould visit the schools , AVO must hurry on before
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From Lisbon To Belem.
t . the beauty of the picture . From countless points rise domes and minarets of cathedrals , iiionasteries , schools , and other public buildings in never-ending A'ariety . Further on and jjuaror the crest of the hill , away from the immediate " smoke and stir " of the city , stands in all the glories of unfinished (?) architecture , the Avinter palace of the King ( the Ajuda ) . During the summer , his Majesty occupies the Alhanibra of the old Moorish Kings of Lisbon , situated at Cintra , fifteen miles out .
On our left hand wo have a splendid view of the broad Tagus , dotted Avith large and small craft of various nations , conspicuous amongst Avhich appear two English ironclads , a U . S . frigate and corvette , a large French trooper , and several mail boats , Avbilst far back rises the bold and rocky high ground of the opposite shore . But the steamer is already at the Belemp icr , and Avaiting for us to land . We first Aveud our way towards the Gaza pia , or monastery aud church of Santa Maria of Bclem—a gem of Gothic-Moresque arjlufcectureAvhich has
, seen many vicissitudes since it sprang into existence iu 149 D , ivhen it lvas founded by King Manoel the Fortunate , on the spot Avhere Vasco de Gama embarked on his successful venture round the Caps of Good Hope . The singularly A'aried carvings are executed in a pile , brick-red limestone , and have , unfortunately , suffered a good deal from Avind and rain ; hut the Avhole front is now undergoing a thorough renovation . - The roomy cloisters
Uuiaters of Monastery of Sea . Maria , Eclcm . fovni a square , bordering a garden of tbe most brilliant and beautiful shrubs and . flowers . Ib'oni cither side you gain entrance to the wings—that on tho right leading into the chapel . Tlie immense height of the vaulted arches , the heavily ornamented massive pillars , the narrow stained-glass AvindoAVs , the old paintings of the Apostles and Saints of the early Churchthe tAvo enormous one on each side of the chanceltheir pipe sending in
, organs , , . olden trumpets pointing upAvards to the sky—the Avhole Avas so vast , so grand , that Ave heeanie lost in tho hallowed gloom of the aisles , and might have lingered on , amongst its Wer-chang in" beauties , till our OAVU individuality had departed , hacl not our guide suddenl y , with a thoughtful consideration for his own ' Avants temporal , if not for ours , broken our reverie by informing us that if Ave Avould visit the schools , AVO must hurry on before