Spey
a river in Scotland, issues from a lake of the same name in Invernessshire, between Loch Laggan and Loch Lochy, flows N. E. through the beautiful valley of Strathspey, forming in part of its course part of the boundary between the counties of Elgin and Banff, and falls into the Moray Firth a little below E. M. Newman TOWERS OF THE ALHAMBRA, AS THEY ARE SEEN FROM GRANADA, SPAIN Ero. Vol. 9-p. 20 E. M. Newman THIS CASKET IN THE CATHEDRAL AT SEVILLE, SPAIN, WAS ONCE SUPPOSED TO HOLD THE BONES OF COLUMBUS Ε. Μ. Newman A CORRIDOR IN THE ESCORIAL, BUILT BY PHILIP II OF SPAIN E. M. Newman INTERIOR OF THE MOSQUE AT CORDOVA. SPAIN E. M. Newman BRIDGE OVER THE TAGUS RIVER, LEADING TO THE ALCAZAR OF TOLEDO, SPAIN Publishers' Photo Service COURT OF THE LIONS, ALHAMBRA Publishers' Photo Service THE COURT OF THE MYRTLES IN THE ALHAMBRA AT GRANADA, SPAIN. IN THE BACKGROUND IS THE HIGH TOWER E. M. Newman ARCHES OF THE GREAT ROMAN AQUEDUCT AT SEGOVIA, SPAIN SPEY used for floating down timber, and is noted for its salmon fisheries. SPEYER, or SPEIER (French, miles. It has a very rapid course, is used for floating down timber, and is noted for its salmon fisheries.
SPEYER, SPEIER or (French, Spires), the capital of the Bavarian Palatinate and the seat of a bishop; on the Rhine, 14 miles S. W. of Heidelberg.
The most important buildings are the cathedral, the Hall of Antiquities, the scher or imperial palace. The cathedral, reckoned the finest specimen of Roman- esque architecture in Europe, was founded in 1030 by Konrad II. as a scher or imperial palace. The cathedral, reckoned the finest specimen of Romanesque architecture in Europe, was founded in 1030 by Konrad II. as a burial place for himself and his succes- sors, and completed in 1061 by his grandson, Heinrich IV., the opponent of Pope Gregory the Great. On several oc- casions it suffered severely at the hands of the French, especially in 1794, when Pope Gregory the Great. On several occasions it suffered severely at the hands of the French, especially in 1794, when it was turned into a barn; but in 1822 it was reconstructed, and in 1858 the work of restoration was completed. Its length is 485 feet, breadth of nave nearly 50 feet, height of the four towers 237 feet. The interior is richly decorated with some of the finest specimens of modern German art. Speyer has cigar and vinegar works, and does a little transit trade on the Rhine. Under the Romans Speyer was known as Augusto Nemetum, and during the Middle Ages it was a place of considerable importance, 29 imp imperial diets having been held within its walls, at one of which (1529) the Reformers offered the protest which procured for them the name of Protestants. During the wars of Louis XIV. in the Palatinate, Speyer was several times sacked by the French, and in 1689 the whole town was committed to the flames. Pop. about 25,000.