BENDT OF WHITE MARBLE. 
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the deep hues of weather stains, gave relief to the rich drapery 
of spreading ivies that hung in masses from pier to pier ; and by 
thus yielding to nature, this remote valley, with its green ca¬ 
nopied aqueduct, presented a much more romantic and striking 
object, than the really nobler structure of Justinian. The finest 
point of view is to the south of the pile, where the stream of the 
Ket-khanah is crossed by a wild little wooden bridge ; shewing, in 
its rustic construction, a picturesque contrast to the magnificent 
symmetry of its gigantic neighbour. From hence we passed 
through the village of Burgos, estimated at five miles from Bel¬ 
grade ; and at about a mile further, having previously rode under 
the centre-arch of a small aqueduct called that of tlie Pasha- 
Kieuy, found ourselves in the thick of the forest. In winding 
along its umbrageous road, our Janissary led us to the new 
Bendt; the most beautiful style of embankment that can be 
conceived, being literally a prodigiously massy wall of the finest 
white marble, so constructed as to act as a barrier to the waters 
from above ; and confining them within its boundaries in the 
form of a small lake, lets them forth, as occasion requires, to 
supply the subterraneous canals, tanks, &c. The front of this 
vast reservoir is simple and grand, presenting something the 
appearance of the gate of a fortress. When the accumulation 
of water within becomes overcharged, certain openings in the 
upper part of a little parapet are left unclosed, through which 
the superabundance immediately rushes, and spreading itself 
over the Bendt, rolls down the face of the structure towards the 
ground. At that time the picture it presents must be particu¬ 
larly beautiful; the then gauzy stream of the transparent waters 
veiling the spotless marble, must appear little short of realising 
