...of fixing the prepared stones into the stone surface, which made their union with it perfect.' ... " The general character of the architecture and masonry...less advanced in civilization than their builders. . . . " Two miles or more away from the great edifices here mentioned, toward the west, is the ' Castle...

...monuments of Greece and Rome in their best days. One fact presented by some of the edifices at Mitla lias a certain degree of historical significance. There...less advanced in civilization than their builders. . . . " Two miles or. more away from the great edifices here mentioned, toward the west, is the ' Castle...

...decorations. Their beauty, says M. Charnay, can be matched only by the monuments of Greece and Kome in their best days. One fact presented by some of...less advanced in civilization than their builders. . . . " Two miles or more away from the great edifices here mentioned, toward the west, is the ' Castle...

...made their union perfect. These ruins are remarkable among those of the country where they are found. One fact presented by some of the edifices at Mitla...less advanced in civilization than their builders. Lying between two great groups entirely different in the architecture of their original buildings,...

...admirable design and finish of the work, and the beauty of the decorations. Their beauty, says Mr. Chamay, can be matched only by the monuments of Greece and...occupied at some period by people less advanced in civilisation than their builders. . . . " A Mexican who had visited them several times described them...

...decorations. Their beauty, says M, Charnay, can be matched only by the monuments of Greece and Kome in their best days. One fact presented by some of...builders. M. Charnay, describing one of them, points ont this fact. He says of the structure : " It is a bewildering maze of courts and buildings, with...