. A tour around the world by General Grant. Being a narrative of the incidents and events of his journey . ST. ISAACS PLACE—ST. PETERSBURG. the two places and which is a very good one, was built by twoAmerican contractors, Messrs. Winans, of Baltimore, and Harri-son, of Philadelphia. The road is also one of the straightest inexistence, running in almost a direct line between the twopoints. An elegant carriage was placed at General Grants dis-posal, and the railway officials were courteous and , the journey was made comfortably, and Moscowwas reached on the 9th. ,,,i)))MIJ
. A tour around the world by General Grant. Being a narrative of the incidents and events of his journey . ST. ISAACS PLACE—ST. PETERSBURG. the two places and which is a very good one, was built by twoAmerican contractors, Messrs. Winans, of Baltimore, and Harri-son, of Philadelphia. The road is also one of the straightest inexistence, running in almost a direct line between the twopoints. An elegant carriage was placed at General Grants dis-posal, and the railway officials were courteous and , the journey was made comfortably, and Moscowwas reached on the 9th. ,,,i)))MIJgCgg mi,.: , v; ,,:,,ii1i .? m iiR MM ?. (447) 448 AROUND THE WORLD. Moscow is the ancient capital of the Russian Empire. Itclaims a population of 800,000 inhabitants. It lies on both sidesof the Moskva river, is circular in form, and covers a large areaof ground. It is in appearance half European, half Asiatic, andthis gives to it a grotesque aspect in spite of its is enclosed with walls, the streets are wide and long, and arein some instances paved. The principal object of interest in Moscow is the Kremlin orcitadel. It is two miles in circuit, and is a city in itself. It wasthe only part of old Moscow that escaped the conflagration atthe time of the French occupation in 1812, and the injuries itsuffered then have been entirely repaired. It is crowded withpalaces, churches, monasteries, arsenals, museums, and buildingsof almost every imaginable kind, in which the Tartar style ofarchitecture, with gilded domes and cupolas, generally predomi-nates. There are towers of every form—round, square, andwith point
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