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PICTURESQUE PALESTINE.
BRIDGE IN THE SHOEMAKERS' BAZAAR, DAMASCUS.
A camel and a little group of people can be seen through the
grated window, passing over the bridge. In the foreground
there is a pleasantly situated cafe.
of these towers there are three or four or
more sheltered stations or bartizans, sup-
ported on stone corbels with slits from
which to shoot arrows. The one shown at the corner
of the nearest tower on page 400 is especially worthy of
note for its originality. Near to it will be observed two
circles, within which are Arabic inscriptions carved in
stone. There are two entrances to the citadel, one at
the east and the other at the west end, the latter being
the principal one. The interior is disappointing; it
PICTURESQUE PALESTINE.
BRIDGE IN THE SHOEMAKERS' BAZAAR, DAMASCUS.
A camel and a little group of people can be seen through the
grated window, passing over the bridge. In the foreground
there is a pleasantly situated cafe.
of these towers there are three or four or
more sheltered stations or bartizans, sup-
ported on stone corbels with slits from
which to shoot arrows. The one shown at the corner
of the nearest tower on page 400 is especially worthy of
note for its originality. Near to it will be observed two
circles, within which are Arabic inscriptions carved in
stone. There are two entrances to the citadel, one at
the east and the other at the west end, the latter being
the principal one. The interior is disappointing; it