Hippodrome

Delphi were removed to Constantinople by the order of Constantine; and among these the serpentine pillar of the Hippodrome is particularly mentioned.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

P. T. Barnum had not yet merged with James A. Bailey to form the mega-circus known as “The Greatest Show on Earth,” but already his Hippodrome was the crowning extravagance in an age of extravagant public amusements: magic shows, puppet shows, Wild West shows, “moving panoramas” that unwound from one spool onto another, wax museums, professional baseball games.

Mark Twain Ron Powers 2005

P. T. Barnum had not yet merged with James A. Bailey to form the mega-circus known as “The Greatest Show on Earth,” but already his Hippodrome was the crowning extravagance in an age of extravagant public amusements: magic shows, puppet shows, Wild West shows, “moving panoramas” that unwound from one spool onto another, wax museums, professional baseball games.

Mark Twain Ron Powers 2005

The ballet at the Hippodrome was a revelation, for this city has never taken kindly to ballet, probably for the reason that it has never seen one of genuine artistic merit.

Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 Various

This day we went to the Hippodrome, which is a very large enclosure, nearly opposite the Triumphal Arch. This is no less than three hundred and eighty feet in diameter, and will seat all of ten thousand persons, who are under shelter, but the course-ground is open to the heavens.

Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland Various

Close to the walls of the palace is also a place of amusement belonging to the king, which is called the Hippodrome, and every year on the anniversary of the birth of Jesus the king gives a great entertainment there.

The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela Benjamin of Tudela

It is located on a square called the Hippodrome, named after the spot that was in former years used for circus purposes.

Shepp's Photographs of the World Daniel B. Shepp

He then returned back and came to Jericho, in such a melancholy state of body as almost threatened him with present death, when he proceeded to attempt a horrid wickedness; for he got together the most illustrious men of the whole Jewish nation, out of every village, into a place called the Hippodrome, and there shut them in.

The Wars of the Jews; or the history of the destruction of Jerusalem Flavius Josephus 1709

The Boy Scouts 'Northern Star Council is restoring a former red-brick drill hall known as the Hippodrome for use as a "Base Camp," a training site and launch pad for hiking and camping in the nearby state park.

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Lara led off by suggesting the flashy Art Deco "Waco" sign at the Hippodrome, which is better than any idea I had.

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