An Encyclopædia of Architecture: Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, and Company, 1881 - 1395 Seiten |
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... dome , by cutting away the lower angles Fig . 14. TREASURY OF ATREUS . ( fig . 14. ) . It is probably the most ancient of buildings in Greece ; and it is a curious circumstance that at New Grange , near Drogheda , in Ire- land , there ...
... dome , by cutting away the lower angles Fig . 14. TREASURY OF ATREUS . ( fig . 14. ) . It is probably the most ancient of buildings in Greece ; and it is a curious circumstance that at New Grange , near Drogheda , in Ire- land , there ...
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... dome is covered with lacquered tiles , and adorned externally with ornaments of pure gold . This , and the minarets that flank it , are now falling into decay . The other sides of the square are occupied , one , by a lofty and beautiful ...
... dome is covered with lacquered tiles , and adorned externally with ornaments of pure gold . This , and the minarets that flank it , are now falling into decay . The other sides of the square are occupied , one , by a lofty and beautiful ...
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... dome shaped out of the rock . Though the sculptures in these caves are low in rank compared with the works of Greek and Etrurian artists , yet they are certainly in a style superior to the works of the Egyptians ; and we infer from them ...
... dome shaped out of the rock . Though the sculptures in these caves are low in rank compared with the works of Greek and Etrurian artists , yet they are certainly in a style superior to the works of the Egyptians ; and we infer from them ...
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... dome , which in Greek architecture never occurs . In the latter , the arch is never seen ; in the former , it is often an important feature . Indeed , the columnar style , as used by the Greeks , rendered arches unnecessary ; hence , in ...
... dome , which in Greek architecture never occurs . In the latter , the arch is never seen ; in the former , it is often an important feature . Indeed , the columnar style , as used by the Greeks , rendered arches unnecessary ; hence , in ...
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... dome 65-6 ft . high from the pavement . aisle or corridor is 14.75 ft . wide , surrounding , as we have said , the double colonnade , from which to the exterior wall is a semicircular vault , whose sofite is 32 ft . high from the ...
... dome 65-6 ft . high from the pavement . aisle or corridor is 14.75 ft . wide , surrounding , as we have said , the double colonnade , from which to the exterior wall is a semicircular vault , whose sofite is 32 ft . high from the ...
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