Constantinople : and the scenery of the seven churches of Asia Minor . ing his wrath. It is a companion for the pyramid ofhuman heads which his rival Tamerlane erected on similar occasions. The present Christian population amount to about 1800. They have 25 churches,but the greater part of them are disused, except once in the year: in five only is weeklyservice regularly performed. The remains of ancient Christian churches, of an eraimmediately succeeding the Apocalypse, are still shown; particularly one dedicated tohim who saw and recorded the vision. The illustration represents, in the foreg
Constantinople : and the scenery of the seven churches of Asia Minor . ing his wrath. It is a companion for the pyramid ofhuman heads which his rival Tamerlane erected on similar occasions. The present Christian population amount to about 1800. They have 25 churches,but the greater part of them are disused, except once in the year: in five only is weeklyservice regularly performed. The remains of ancient Christian churches, of an eraimmediately succeeding the Apocalypse, are still shown; particularly one dedicated tohim who saw and recorded the vision. The illustration represents, in the foreground, the remains of the walls of the were originally of great strength, and formed a triple defence, like those ofConstantinople. Two no longer exist, but the inner still stands, with many of itsbastions and circular towers. Beyond is the present city, displaying the evidence of apopulous town. The bristling minarets and swelling domes indicate a numerous Moslempopulation, said to amount to 15,000 persons. In the background are the ridges ofMount Willi THE SEVEN ES OF ASIA MINOR. 73 PASS IN THE BALKAN MOUNTAINS ON THE BULGARIAN SIDE. The chain of the Balkans generally consists of three parallel ridges, having valleysof exceeding beauty between them. But in some places on the north side, the lowerridge seems obliterated; the descent is very precipitous, and the face of the mountain,like a vast wall, descends almost perpendicularly to the plain below, uninterrupted byany lesser eminence. This is particularly the case with the pass by Philippopoli andTatar Bazaar. When the traveller stands upon the summit-ridge, he sees the plainof Bulgaria below him, extending its horizontal surface to the Danube, like the sea,to what seems to him an interminable distance. The roads down this side are not onlysteep, but dangerous, and frequent accidents happen to travellers from the abrupt andsudden descent of the pass. Winding down the narrow defiles on a rugged pa
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