332 ATHENS. 
CHAP, object, excepting only those upon the south-west 
v - ' side of the Castle. Instead of describing the 
the summit, effect produced in our minds by such a sight, it 
will be more consistent with the present under- 
taking, to note down what the objects really are 
which the eye commands from this place. It is 
a plan we propose to adopt again, upon similar 
occasions, whenever the observations we made 
upon the spot will enable us so to do. The 
situation of the observer is north-east of the city : 
and the Reader may suppose him to be looking, 
in a contrary direction, towards the Acropolis; 
which is in the centre of this fine picture : 
thence, regarding the whole circuit of the 
Citadel, from its north-western side, toward the 
south and east, the different parts of it occur in 
the following order; although, to a spectator, 
they all appear to be comprehended in one view.' 
Central Object. 
The lofty rocks of the ACROPOLIS, crowned 
with its majestic temples, the Parthenon, 
Erecthcum, &c. 
Fore Ground. 
The whole of the modern CITY OF ATHENS. 
wtih its gardens, ruins, mosques, and walls, 
spreading into the plain beneath the Citadel. 
A procession for an Albanian wedding, with 
