WONDERS OF ART. The Pyramids of Egypt 491 The Tombs at Sakkara 506 The Sphinx 509 Ruins and Pyramids of Meroë 511 Pyramids and Ruins of Merawe 516 Egyptian Temples and Monuments 520 Bathing in the East 526 Egyptian Temples, Monuments, &c. 527 Other Ruins in Egypt, &c. 554 The River Nile 562 The African Birds-nest 568 Ruins of Palmyra 569 Ruins of Balbec 570 Ruins of Babylon 572 Babylonian Bricks 579 Later Discoveries at Babylon 580 Ruins of Nineveh 582 The Ruins of Persepolis 587 Royal Palace of Ispahan 589 The Temple of Mecca 589 THE HOLY LAND. Jacob’s Well 591 Bethlehem 592 Nazareth 594 The Holy Sepulcher at Jerusalem 594 Mount Tabor 596 The Mount of Olives 598 Other Revered Sites 599 Mount Carmel 599 Mount Ararat 600