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quaintly with the Roman ruins. This tower, which 

 is a Vandalism, being principally constructed with 

 pilferings from the ruins of Salona, has been for 

 the last ten years undergoing restoration — a work 

 which will require ten more, and involves vast 

 expense. The existence of the scaffolding gives 

 one a unique opportunity to examine the bas- 

 reliefs and carvings with which the thievish 

 constructors beplastered their anachronism ; but 

 one can only be lost in wonderment that the 

 opportunity was not utilized to remove the tower 

 altogether. In its present position it utterly ruins 

 the principal front of the temple — probably a 

 unique specimen (unless, perhaps, I except the 

 little temple at Rome, so long known as that of 

 Vesta), on which, too, it is now proposed to expend 

 a large sum by clearing away the wretched houses 

 which have sprung up around and almost in it. 

 Moreover, now a design has been mooted of building 

 a new cathedral altogether, and preserving the 

 magnificent temple as such. This is from every 

 point of view desirable, as the cathedral is too 

 small for the town. But if it is carried out, what 

 about the tower ? 



Be this as it may, the view from the top is 

 magnificent, embracing as it does everything 

 between the higher hills and the island of Brazza. 

 As I have before said, it gives one an idea of the 

 old city and palace which, to my mind, no amount 



