Several etymologies have been given as the source from which the celebrated hill of Montmartre, near Paris, derived its name.
Paris. Church of Montmartre, 19c.
Tag: Grand Tour
The Grand Tour, also known as the Cavaliers’ Tour, was the name given to an obligatory journey undertaken since the Renaissance by the sons of the European nobility, later also by the upper middle classes, through Central Europe, Italy, Spain and also to the Holy Land. In England in particular, the Grand Tour found rich literary expression in the 18th century.
The Rialto Bridge, Venice, Italy.
The celebrated bridge of the Rialto was built under the government of the Doge Pascal Cicogna
The church Santa Maria della Salute at Venice.
The church Santa Maria della Salute is a Baroque church in the Sestiere Dorsoduro in Venice at the entrance to the Grand Canal.
Interior of St. Peter’s at the Vatican, Rome.
St. Peter’s as the most splendid monument of religion and art
Castle of Thurnberg. Called also “The Mouse”.
Castle of Thurnberg is the most perfect of all the Rhenish castles. In sublimity of character, the feudal palace of Thurnberg is unequalled.
Cologne, on the Rhine, Germany 19th c..
Cologne, viewed from the water, appears with more of ancient majesty than from any other point.
Arch of Trajan on the mole at Ancona.
This Arch was a tribute of gratitude to the Emperor Trajan, and was erected in the year 115 A. D.
Lago di Garda from above Desenzano.
A picturesque tour of Italy, from drawings made in 1816-1817 by James Hakewill and William Turner.
Interior of the Great Temple at Baalbek.
The ruins of Baalbek. Drawn from nature by W. H. Bartlett
The Louvre and Tuileries at Paris.
The Louvre and the Tuileries, were once central residences of the French monarchies