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Quotation from The Travels of Marco Polo by Marco Polo (with Rustichello da Pisa)
“the city is beyond dispute the finest and the noblest in the world.”
The Travels of Marco Polo, Book II, Chapter LXXVI, trans. Yule–Cordier
The opening of the long description of Kinsay (Hangzhou), the former Song capital, with its lake, canals, bridges and markets.
Citation: "the city is beyond dispute the finest and the noblest in the world." — Marco Polo (with Rustichello da Pisa), The Travels of Marco Polo, Book II, Chapter LXXVI, trans. Yule–Cordier. (id the-travels-of-marco-polo-q6)
Portrait: Marco Polo Mosaic from Palazzo Tursi, Salviati, Public domain.
