Travelogues; . By permission IN THE GRAND PALACE OF THE KREMLIN plate-glass, as if the wearers were already dead and gone, asif they were already members of the vanished company whosedresses, finery, and baubles are exposed in other cases. Justbeyond the palace stands the Church of the Annunciation,where of old the imperial folk were united tothe church by baptism, and to one an-other in the bonds of holy wedlock. Itsdomes and roofs are golden ; its wallscovered with frescoed nightmares ; itspavement made of blocks of jasper,presented by a Shah of Persia manyyears ago. Facing the same enclos-u
Travelogues; . By permission IN THE GRAND PALACE OF THE KREMLIN plate-glass, as if the wearers were already dead and gone, asif they were already members of the vanished company whosedresses, finery, and baubles are exposed in other cases. Justbeyond the palace stands the Church of the Annunciation,where of old the imperial folk were united tothe church by baptism, and to one an-other in the bonds of holy wedlock. Itsdomes and roofs are golden ; its wallscovered with frescoed nightmares ; itspavement made of blocks of jasper,presented by a Shah of Persia manyyears ago. Facing the same enclos-ure is the Church of the Archangel,where Peters predecessors sleep amidthe dust of ages and the wealth of. A KREMLIN SENTRY MOSCOW 213
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