. A tour around the world by General Grant. Being a narrative of the incidents and events of his journey . have,generally, no names, nor arethe houses numbered; theyare badly paved, not lightedat night, and in addition totheir general cheerlessness,they are the resort of thou-sands of ownerless dogs. The population is variouslyestimated at from 500,000 to1,000,000. The principal sight of Con-stantinople is the Seraglio orPalace of the Sultan. It oc-cupies the site of ancient By-zantium, is nearly three milesin circuit, and was built byMohammed II. It is triangular in shape, and is enclosed by
. A tour around the world by General Grant. Being a narrative of the incidents and events of his journey . have,generally, no names, nor arethe houses numbered; theyare badly paved, not lightedat night, and in addition totheir general cheerlessness,they are the resort of thou-sands of ownerless dogs. The population is variouslyestimated at from 500,000 to1,000,000. The principal sight of Con-stantinople is the Seraglio orPalace of the Sultan. It oc-cupies the site of ancient By-zantium, is nearly three milesin circuit, and was built byMohammed II. It is triangular in shape, and is enclosed by highwalls with gates and towers. Within these walls are handsomelylaid-off grounds, scattered through which are mosques, kiosks,palaces, baths, and other buildings, which have been erected atvarious periods by different sovereigns. The outer court is opento all comers, and is entered from without by a magnificent gate-way, with a lofty semi-circular arch. This is the Sublime Porte,from which the Turkish Empire takes its diplomatic name. TheSeraglio is occupied by the wives of the Sultan, the sovereign. MARBLE STAIRCASE IN THE SULTANSPALACE. THE HOLY LAND, TURKEY, AND GREECE. 397 himself residing in the new palace on the Bosphorus, oppositeScutari. The Mosque of St. Sophia was originally a Christian church,erected in honor of the Divine Wisdom. It was built by theEmperor Justinian, between the years 531 and 538. It is in theform of a Greek cross, 270 feet long by 243 feet wide, and issurmounted by a central dome which rises 180 feet above thefloor. The building has, also, two larger and six smaller semi-domes, and four tall minarets, the latter added by the Moham-medans. From without, the edifice presents a magnificent
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