The ancient cities of the New World : being travels and explorations in Mexico and Central America from 1857-1882 . - ?^SI-?/ ffff::ffl|.. CHURCH OF SAN DOMINGO. {Sec ^. 30.) CHAPTER II, MEXICO. Her New Appearance—Moral Transformation—Public Walks and Squares-Suburbs—Railway—Monuments—Cathedral—S. Domingo—S. Francisco-La Merced—Hats a la S. Basilio—Suppression of Religious Orders. Mexico has undergone a still greater change than Vera large square, which used to be ill-paved and empty, hasbecome a fine garden, planted with eucalyptus trees, which havegrown wonderfully during t
The ancient cities of the New World : being travels and explorations in Mexico and Central America from 1857-1882 . - ?^SI-?/ ffff::ffl|.. CHURCH OF SAN DOMINGO. {Sec ^. 30.) CHAPTER II, MEXICO. Her New Appearance—Moral Transformation—Public Walks and Squares-Suburbs—Railway—Monuments—Cathedral—S. Domingo—S. Francisco-La Merced—Hats a la S. Basilio—Suppression of Religious Orders. Mexico has undergone a still greater change than Vera large square, which used to be ill-paved and empty, hasbecome a fine garden, planted with eucalyptus trees, which havegrown wonderfully during the last twelve years, some measuringseven feet in girth and over loo feet in height. Beneath theshade of these beautiful trees stretch beautiful gardens and greenturf, whilst the centre is occupied by the Zocalo, a pavilion, in 18 The Ancient Cities of the New World. which every evening very fair concerts are given, attended bythe Mexican society. Spacious houses in modern style have been constructed atdifferent points of the city ; new chstricts have arisen on thesite once occupied by convents ; pretty squares are distribu
Size: 1893px × 1319px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., booksubjectindiansofcentralamerica, booksubjectindiansofmexico
