Excerpt from History of the Expedition to Russia, Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon, in the Year 1812, Vol. 2 of 2<br><br>These buildings, shops as well as palaces, were all covered with polished and coloured plates of iron. The churches, which were each of them surmounted by a terrace, and by several steeples terminating in gilded glob'es, the crescent, and finally the cross,' recalled to mind the history of the people. They represented Asia and her religion, first triumphant, then subdued, and finally the crescent of. Mahomet under the dominion of the cross of Christ.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.