The Turk and his lost provinces : Greece, Bulgaria, Servia, Bosnia . sacred that no Christian has ever been allowed toenter the gates of the walls that surround it, or evento live in the neighborhood. It is a beautiful buildingof white marble, with a large dome, two small domesand many semi-domes, and two graceful minarets. Itstands on the banks of the Golden Horn about fivemiles from the city, and upon the accession of a newSultan a ceremony corresponding to the coronation ofa Christian sovereign takes place there. After per-forming an elaborate service of prayer the new Sultanis girded with
The Turk and his lost provinces : Greece, Bulgaria, Servia, Bosnia . sacred that no Christian has ever been allowed toenter the gates of the walls that surround it, or evento live in the neighborhood. It is a beautiful buildingof white marble, with a large dome, two small domesand many semi-domes, and two graceful minarets. Itstands on the banks of the Golden Horn about fivemiles from the city, and upon the accession of a newSultan a ceremony corresponding to the coronation ofa Christian sovereign takes place there. After per-forming an elaborate service of prayer the new Sultanis girded with the sword of Osman, the founder of thedynasty, by the superior of the dervishes. The swordof Osman always lies upon the tomb of Eyub, con-stantly watched by relays of the priests and monks whohave charge of the temple. The tomb is of silver giltand elaborate workmanship, covered with a cloth ofgold, surrounded by a high gilt railing and overhungwith many costly lamps. At the village is a factory in which are made thefezzes worn by the soldiers of the Turkish A ^tki:i:t of constaniinofle V THE CITY OF THE GRAND TURKPoets, painters and other people with vivid imagi-nations and emotional natures have become ecstatic indescribing the city of the Grand Turk, and while ithas unique and exquisite attractions, it is no morebeautiful than New York or San Francisco, Rio deJaneiro, Naples, Hongkong or half a dozen other citiesI might name. There is none of the barbaric splendor,the gold and purple and blue and scarlet of Moscow, asseen from the Sparrow Hills; nor the fantastic pagodasand temples of Kioto or Peking. It has none of thequiet dignity of Stockholm or the soft beauty ofNaples, but the colors that are lacking and the gor-geousness that is invisible is readily supplied by theimaginations of tourists, who generally see what theyexpect to see, no matter whether it is there or find the same trouble in Holland and Spain afterreading the books of DAmicis, and at Venice
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