System of Universal Geography Founded On the Works of Malte Brun And Balbi Emb
System of Universal Geography Founded On the Works of Malte Brun And Balbi Emb
Adriano Balbi
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These formed the strongest and boldest corporation in Europe, and were long distinguished for their invincible love of freedom. The revival of the town is of recent date. In 1801, the cotton manufacture was introduced by a native who had learned the art at Manchester, and has succeeded remarkably well. There are now a number of cotton factories driven by steam power ; and the situation of the city upon canals which bring the raw material to the very doors, the large population, and the cheapnes...s of living, render it a very suitable place lor this or any other kind of manufacture on a large scale. The town now exhibits a strange spectacle of cotton spinneries, with their tall brick chimnies placed amidst rows of antique buildings, and old gloomy churches and monasteries. The cathedral, or Church of St. Bavon, dates from the 13th century, and is enriched with 24 chapels, carved stalls and sculptures in marble, executed in a style of exquisite beauty ; and near it is an ancient belfry, surmounted by a gilt dragon brought from Constantinople during one of the crusades, by the citizens of Bruges, from whom it was stolen by the people of Ghent, during one of their petty wars.
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