. The Andes and the Amazon : or, Across the continent of South America. Natural history -- South America; Ecuador -- Description and travel; Amazon River; Andes -- Description and travel. m The Andes and the Amazon. to the times of Philip II. Thej are modeled after the old Spanish style; there is scarcely a fragment of Gothic ar- chitecture. They are built of large brick, or a dark vol- canic stone from Pichincha. The Government House, which serves at once as "White House" and Capitol, is an imposing edifice fronting the. PaLvcio cle Gobieiuu—C ipitol Grand Plaza, and adorned with a
. The Andes and the Amazon : or, Across the continent of South America. Natural history -- South America; Ecuador -- Description and travel; Amazon River; Andes -- Description and travel. m The Andes and the Amazon. to the times of Philip II. Thej are modeled after the old Spanish style; there is scarcely a fragment of Gothic ar- chitecture. They are built of large brick, or a dark vol- canic stone from Pichincha. The Government House, which serves at once as "White House" and Capitol, is an imposing edifice fronting the. PaLvcio cle Gobieiuu—C ipitol Grand Plaza, and adorned with a fine colonnade. On its right rises the cathedral; on the left stands the unpretend- ing palace of the nuncio. The former would be called beautiful were it kept in repair; it has a splendid marble porch, and a terrace with carved stone balustrade. The view above was taken from this terrace. The finest fagade is presented by the old Jesuit church, which has an elabo- rate front of porphyry. The Church of San Francisco,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Orton, James, 1830-1877. New York : Harper & Brothers
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