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" The palace of his usual residence was a vast edifice of stone and lime, which had twenty doors to the public squares and streets ; three great courts, in one of which was a beautiful fountain ; several halls, and more than a hundred chambers. Some of... "
The History of Ancient Mexico: From the Foundation of that Empire to Its ... - Page 149
by Thomas Francis Gordon - 1832
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The History of Mexico, Volume 1

Francesco Saverio Clavigero - Indians of Mexico - 1807 - 578 pages
...which had twenty Pala«s and . . royal housen. doors to the public square and streets; three great courts, in one of which was a beautiful fountain, several halls, and more than a hundred chambers. Some of the apartments had walls of marble and other valuable kinds of stone. The...
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Six Months' Residence and Travels in Mexico: Containing Remarks on the ...

William Bullock - Mexico - 1824 - 586 pages
...vast edifice of stone and lime, which had twenty doors to the public squares and streets ; three great courts, in one of which was a beautiful fountain ; several halls, and more than a hundred chambers. Some of the apartments had walls of marble and other valuable kinds of stone. The...
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The Wonders of Nature and Providence, Displayed

Adventure and adventurers - 1826 - 638 pages
...vast edifice of stow. and lime, which had twenty doors to the public square and streets ; three great courts, in one of which was a beautiful fountain, several halls, and more than a hundred chambers. Some of the apartments had walls of marble and other valuable kinds of stone. The...
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Tales from American History, Issue 2

Eliza Robbins - America - 1833 - 294 pages
...vast edifice of stone and lime, which had twenty doors to the public squares and streets ; three great courts, in one of which was a beautiful fountain ; several halls, and more than a hundred chambers. Some of the apartments had walls of marble and other valuable kinds of stone. The...
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The Saturday Magazine, Volume 6

1835 - 298 pages
...of stone and lime, which had twenty doors opening into the public squares and streets; three great courts, in one of which was a beautiful fountain; several halls, and more than a hundred chambers. " The walles were made of masons' workc, and wrought of marble, jasper, and other...
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Catholic World, Volume 12

1871 - 902 pages
...with consideration ; •*'The grandeur of his [Montezuma's] palaces, gardens, and pleasure-grounds corresponded with the magnificence of his court. His...beautiful fountain ; several halls, and more than a hundred chambers. So great was its extent, that a companion of Cortcz says that he went four times...
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Sketches of Mexico in Prehistoric, Primitive, Colonial, and Modern Times ...

John Wesley Butler - Mexico - 1894 - 342 pages
...vast edifice of stone and lime which had twenty doors to the public square and streets, three great courts, in one of which was a beautiful fountain, several halls, and more than a hundred chambers. Some of the apartments had walls of marble and other valuable kinds of stone. The...
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