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EIFFEL TOWER. Erected for the exposition of 1889, the Eiffel Tower, in the Champ de Mars, Paris, is by far the highest artificial structure in the world, and its height of 300 metres (984 ft.) surpasses that of the obelisk at Washington by 429 ft., and that of ...

... lf of the iqth century by the architect Paul Abadie. The facade, flanked by two towers with cupolas, is decorated with arcades filled in with statuary and sculpture, the whole representing the Lost Judgment. The crossing is surmounted by a dome, and the extrem ...

... resque style of architecture. The church of St Mary (i2th century) has a modern tower, 335 ft. high. The industries consist of iron-foundries and factories for sugar and soap; and there is a military school. The Peene is navigable up to the town, which has a c ...

... central portion of the ridge ; and the largest palace, with its lofty roof and towers, is the most conspicuous object from every point of view. Since the introduction of stone and brick, the whole city has been rebuilt and now contains numerous structures of ...

... , mounts or forts, remains of ecclesiastical and military structures, and round towers. The principal cairns are: one on Colin mountain, near Lisburn; one on Slieve True, near Carrickfergus; and two on Colinward. The cromlechs most worthy of notice are: one ne ...

... count of his religion, and on presenting himself at court was imprisoned in the Tower, subsequently being called before the lords justices in Ireland. In 1663 he succeeded, in spite of Ormonde's opposition, in securing a decree of innocence from the commission ...

... al. This church was begun in the i-ith century, but not finished till 1518. Its tower of over 400 ft. is a conspicuous object to be seen from afar over the surrounding flat country. A second tower which formed part of the original plan has never been erected. ...

... re there stand, on a cliff 2 20 ft. high, large remains of a circular cyclopean tower, called Dun-Aengus, ascribed to the Fir-bolg or Belgae; or, individually, to the first of three brothers, Aengus, Conchobar and Nil, who reached Aran Islands from Scotland in ...

... ck in 1877, and the entrance and bar of the new harbour were deepened. A signal tower, 50 ft. high, communicates with the Bell Rock (q.v.) lighthouse on the Inchcape Rock, 1 2 m. south-east of Arbroath, celebrated in Southey's ballad. The principal public buil ...

... highest point of the ridge is a Gothic church with a fine gateway, and a modern tower overlooking the town. The fame of its ten bells dates from the wars between Spaniards and Moors in which " Arcos of the Frontier " received its name. After its capture by Alp ...

... 30 m. north-east of Ardebil. It is surrounded by a ruinous mud wall flanked by towers; a quarter of a mile east of it stands a mud fort, 180 yds. square, constructed according ii. 15 to European system of fortification. Inside the city are the famous sepulchr ...

... ral beauty, notably the sculptured northern portal, and the central and western towers. The church of St Martin, dating from the isth century, has good stained glass. The handsome modern town-hall contains among other 'institutions the tribunal of commerce, th ...

... ce. Remains of the early city are still visible on the Larissa acropolis, which towers 900 ft. high to the north-west of the town. A few courses of the ancient ramparts appear under the double enceinte of the surviving medieval fortress. An aqueduct of Greek t ...

... lf at Whitehall, but was at once arrested by order of Charles and placed in the Tower (1660), being sent to Edinburgh to stand his trial for high treason. He was acquitted of complicity in the death of Charles I., and his escape from the whole charge seemed im ...

... up against the wall is an effigy of the same duke in his armour. The fine lofty tower contains a chime of forty-five bells. The Roman Catholic church of St Walburgis is of earlier date, and a new Roman Catholic church dates from 1 894. The town hall was built ...

... Xaia. It probably accounts for her appearance as a goddess of seafarers, the bestower of fair weather and prosperous voyages. At Phigalia in Arcadia, Eurynome, represented as half woman and half fish, was probably another form of Artemis. To the same associati ...

... ot, and was one of the five Roman Catholic peers arrested and imprisoned in the Tower in October, found guilty by the Middlesex grand jury of high treason, and impeached subsequently by the parliament. Lord Stafford was found guilty and executed in December 16 ...

... in reasoning of matters of religion." On the following day she was taken to the Tower and racked; according to Anne's own statement, as recorded by Bale, the lord chancellor, Wriothesley, and the solicitor-general. Rich, worked the rack themselves; but she " w ...

... abidae Atellanae (see below). Some remains of the town still exist, including a tower of the city wall in brick. See J. Beloch, Campanien (2nd ed., Breslau, 1890), p. 379.

... y canal. The once monastic church of St Mary is rebuilt , excepting the central tower and part of the chancel. The chief industry is hat-making. On the high ground to the west lie ruins of the Cistercian abbey of Merevale, founded in 1149; they include the gat ...

... ed early in the igth century, of which the first has near it an isolated church tower of earlier date. There are three Roman Catholic chapeb, a court-house and other public offices. Early remains include portion* of the cattle, of the town walls ( 1 576). of t ...

... s the Maritime Atlas, calls for little detailed notice. From Ceuta, above which towers Jebel Musa — about 2800 ft. — to Melitla, a distance of some 150 m., the Rif Mountains face the Mediterranean, and here, as along the whole coast eastward to Cape Bon, many ...

... rn France. The facade, however, with its two square and somewhat heavy flanking towers dates from the i7th century, and is Greco-Roman in architecture. Sainte-Marie contains many artistic treasures, the chief of which are the magnificent stained-glass windows ...

... an Catholic churches and chapels, the cathedral, a basilica with two Romanesque towers, dates in its oldest portions from the loth century. The church of St Ulrich and St Afra, built 1474-1500, is a Late Gothic edifice, with a nave of magnificent proportions a ...

... iscovered by recent excavations, and also one of the city gates, flanked by two towers 22 ft. sq. See G. Assandria and G.Varrhet tain Notitiedtfli Sean (1894), 155; (1896). 215; (1897), 441; (1898), 299; (1900), 389; (1901), 413- (T. As.)

... iscovered by recent excavations, and also one of the city gates, flanked by two towers 22 ft. sq. See G. Assandria and G.Varrhet tain Notitiedtfli Sean (1894), 155; (1896). 215; (1897), 441; (1898), 299; (1900), 389; (1901), 413- (T. As.)

... with compound piers to carry a vault (the apse and the two remarkable circular towers in the west front belong to the ancient church); and Sant' Abbondio at Como, often restored and partly rebuilt, retaining, however, some of the original sculpture of the ear ...

... (town-hall), built in 1574-1576, on the model of that of Antwerp, with a lofty tower, and containing an interesting collection of arms and armour, is particularly remarkable. There are numerous educational institutions, including classical and modern schools, ...

... 8o6; a new edition appeared at Frankfort in 1851. See K. Schroder, Jokann Jakob Eiffel (Vortrag) (1897). ENGELBERO, an Alpine village and valley in central Switzerland, much frequented by visitors in summer and to some extent in winter. It is 14 m. by electric ...

... ed 500 men, including n foot -archers. Headquarters of engineers existed at the Tower of London before 1330, and a century later developed into the Office of Ordnance (afterwards the Board of Ordnance), whose duty was to administer all matters connected with f ...

... teways belonging to the old city walls are still standing; among them being the tower-gateway called the Dromedary (1540), which overlooks the harbour. The tower contains several rooms, one of which was formerly used as a prison. Among the churches mention mus ...

... though greatly mutilated, is full of interesting details, and includes a lofty tower, a marble screen, a chapter-house, a notable east window, several fine tombs and an altar of St Francis. On the site of the old court-house a colossal statue in white limesto ...

... rom the east. The old castle of Enniscorthy, a massive square pile with a round tower at each corner, is one of the earliest military structures of the Anglo-Norman invaders, founded by Raymond le Gros (1176). Ferns, the next station to Enniscorthy on the rail ...

... s would form a causeway i metre in breadth and 95 m. in length. There are seven towers, fifteen gateways and, according to Los Santos, no fewer than 12,000 windows and doors. The general arrangement is shown by the accompanying plan. Entering by the main entra ...

... fall from power in 1 5 29, only the gatehouse remains. It is known as Wolsey's Tower, but is apparently part of Waynflete's foundation. A new mansion was erected in 1803. To the south is Claremont Palace, built by the great Lord Clive (1769) on the site of a ...

... h and I2th centuries; irregular in plan, it is remarkable for a fine Romanesque tower and spire, and for the crenellated wall which partly surrounds it. The interior contains ancient paintings and other artistic works. St Basile (i2th and i6th centuries), whic ...

... meron (b. 1865) betrays the influence of Rembrandt in a noble etching, " Border Towers," and the influence of Meryon in such a print as that of " The Palace, Stirling." His " London Set " is particularly fine. The individuality of C. J. Watson is less marked, ...

... mb of Roger Lupton (provost 1503-1535), whose most notable monument is the fine tower between the schoolyard and the cloisters to the east; though other parts of his building also remain. The space enclosed by two buttresses on the north side of the chapel, at ...

... s of earl (1619) and duke (1663). Only the merest fragment remains of Tushielaw tower, occupying high ground opposite the confluence of the Rankle and the Ettrick, the home of Adam Scott, " King of the Border," who was executed for his misdeeds in 1530. Lower ...

... The activity of the Rhone, indeed, as a maker of new land, is astonishing. The tower of St Louis, erected on the coast in 1737, is now upwards of four miles inland; the city of Aries is said to be nearly twice as far from the sea as it was in the Roman period ...