. Construction : a journal for the architectural engineering and contracting interests of Canada . 1 \kl JAM KNT. a dead gold with pencilhngs, traceries and panels ofroses and stars delicately carved. La Sublime Porte—the lofty gate—is the titlegiven to the Sultans Government from their extremefondness for gateways and their skill in erectingthem, both as to numbers and artistic merit. Thevariegated marble gate of Seras Kievat is excep-tionally rich in ornamentation. Another monu-mental entrance flanked by fountains and marblepillars leads to the Sublime Porte, a large modernpalace in the Ital
. Construction : a journal for the architectural engineering and contracting interests of Canada . 1 \kl JAM KNT. a dead gold with pencilhngs, traceries and panels ofroses and stars delicately carved. La Sublime Porte—the lofty gate—is the titlegiven to the Sultans Government from their extremefondness for gateways and their skill in erectingthem, both as to numbers and artistic merit. Thevariegated marble gate of Seras Kievat is excep-tionally rich in ornamentation. Another monu-mental entrance flanked by fountains and marblepillars leads to the Sublime Porte, a large modernpalace in the Italian style. Many and varied are the palaces of Constantin-ople. The favorite residence of the Commenianemperors was the palace of the Blackernae, the ruinsof which are quite picturesque. The Seraglio is ofthe greatest interest and consists of a community ofbuildings decorated in various tiles, arabesques,bronze, ivory, mother-of-pearl, and gold. At theoccupation of Constantinople the Turkish conqueror TO POST OI-KICp;.
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