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PICTURESQUE PALESTINE.
has gone, for only fragments of the wall remain beyond the limits of the shrunken town, and on
all sides the place is completely open, almost every street having a free exit into the open
ground beyond. If we are inclined to wonder at the paucity of the remains of old Tyre, we
must remember that for ages the site has been a quarry for building material. We noticed
RESERVOIRS OF RAS EL 'AIN AND PART OF THE ROMAN AQUEDUCT.
Close to this spot stood Paleeotyrus, of which no vestige now remains, the materials having been carried away by Alexander (332 B.C.) to construct
the mole or causeway which unites insular Tyre to the mainland.
close to the modern houses a pit recently excavated for this purpose, not less than thirty feet
below their level. Yet even at that depth the walling was composed of the broken columns
and material of still older buildings. Lower still, therefore, must lie buried the Tyre of Hiram
and of Solomon.
PICTURESQUE PALESTINE.
has gone, for only fragments of the wall remain beyond the limits of the shrunken town, and on
all sides the place is completely open, almost every street having a free exit into the open
ground beyond. If we are inclined to wonder at the paucity of the remains of old Tyre, we
must remember that for ages the site has been a quarry for building material. We noticed
RESERVOIRS OF RAS EL 'AIN AND PART OF THE ROMAN AQUEDUCT.
Close to this spot stood Paleeotyrus, of which no vestige now remains, the materials having been carried away by Alexander (332 B.C.) to construct
the mole or causeway which unites insular Tyre to the mainland.
close to the modern houses a pit recently excavated for this purpose, not less than thirty feet
below their level. Yet even at that depth the walling was composed of the broken columns
and material of still older buildings. Lower still, therefore, must lie buried the Tyre of Hiram
and of Solomon.