Many of the extracts I have translated expressly for this book, and I have taken no liberties with the text, except a little cutting for the sake of space limitations. E. S. NEW YORK, _September, 1903_. Contents THE JUMMA MUSJID, DELHI 1 G. W. STEEVENS. SAN DONATO, MURANO 5 JOHN RUSKIN. THE PALACE OF THE POPES, AVIGNON 20 CHARLES DICKENS. THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE, JERUSALEM 29 PIERRE LOTI. LA GRANDE CHARTREUSE 40 WILLIAM BECKFORD. THE TEMPLES OF HATCHIMAN, KAMAKOURA 54 AIMÉ HUMBERT. CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF WELLS 62 EDWARD AUGUSTUS FREEMAN. THE COLISEUM, ROME 75 I. EDWARD GIBBON. II. CHARLES DICKENS. GOLDEN TEMPLE OF THE SIKHS, LAHORE 84 G. W. STEEVENS. THE GIRALDA, SEVILLE 92 THÉOPHILE GAUTIER. THE CATHEDRAL OF MONREALE 95 JOHN ADDINGTON SYMONDS. THE LUXEMBOURG PALACE, PARIS 102 AUGUSTUS J. C. HARE. THE GREAT LAMA TEMPLE, PEKIN 107 C. F. GORDON-CUMMING. HADDON HALL 112 JOHN LEYLAND. CATHEDRAL OF PALERMO 125 JOHN ADDINGTON SYMONDS. THE FORTRESS AND PALACE OF GWALIOR 129 LOUIS ROUSSELET. THE HOLY HOUSE OF LORETTO 135 ARTHUR PENRHYN STANLEY. THE ALCAZAR OF SEVILLE 145 EDMUNDO DE AMICIS. THE TOWER OF BELEM, LISBON 149 ARTHUR SHADWELL MARTIN. VENETIAN PALACES 156 THÉOPHILE GAUTIER SAINT OUEN, ROUEN 163 L. DE FOURCAUD. CARISBROOKE CASTLE, ISLE OF WIGHT 172 SIR JAMES D. MACKENZIE.