Truett (FF 1095) - Naval Cruise Book

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Athens - 15 Dec To 8 Jan i 4 l i a - 3- - 'i Ginny, .min 'lt , . 9 Pt: TFtUETT'S Christmas PON Was in Athens a week early, on 15 United States. the beautiful and ahsiahf City Of December. In particular the 2,400 year Athens, Gfsssa- Dila to finishing Naturally Athens turned out to old Parthenon which served as a haf Opafaiiahs With fha MUSKVA be a popular port call being the model for the Lincoln Memorial Task QFOUD safiY, sha Was abia to origin of many of the traditions was a featured attraction. Tia UD at Tha SCai'amUhQa Shipyard -and architecture found inthe

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L to Fi: Modern art constrasts beautifully with the old in Rome This altar in St. Peter in Chains reaches many stories tall and is solid brass. One more of the bronze works housed in the Pantheon shows Mary and the Christ. The round temple in the Forum Boarium is still well intact despite dating from the 1st Century B.C. This plaque marks the tomb of Emperor Benedictus Xlll. Buildings set into the hillside and lone columns mark the Roman Forum. Moses is depicted here in the Pantheon.

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