An Encyclopædia of Architecture: Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1842 - 1089 Seiten |
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... erected by colonies of some great original nation . If the Peruvians and Mexicans , without the aid of carriages and ... erection of some of the stupendous works to which we have alluded . 10. The art of working stone , which implies the ...
... erected by colonies of some great original nation . If the Peruvians and Mexicans , without the aid of carriages and ... erection of some of the stupendous works to which we have alluded . 10. The art of working stone , which implies the ...
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... erected by the Phoenicians , still retain the appellation Bothel . At first , these stones were of no larger dimension than a man could remove , as in the instance just cited , and that of the Gilgal of Joshua ( Josh . iv . 20. ) ; but ...
... erected by the Phoenicians , still retain the appellation Bothel . At first , these stones were of no larger dimension than a man could remove , as in the instance just cited , and that of the Gilgal of Joshua ( Josh . iv . 20. ) ; but ...
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... erected . In one ( Major Rennel thinks that on the eastern side ) stood the temple of Belus ; in the other , within a large strongly fortified enclosure , the royal palace . The former was a square pile , each side being two furlongs in ...
... erected . In one ( Major Rennel thinks that on the eastern side ) stood the temple of Belus ; in the other , within a large strongly fortified enclosure , the royal palace . The former was a square pile , each side being two furlongs in ...
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... erected by Shah Abbas , in the Fig . 32 . THE SHAH MEIDAN . sixteenth century , and constructed of stone , covered with highly var- nished bricks and tiles , whereon are inscribed sentences of the Koran . On another side of the Meidan ...
... erected by Shah Abbas , in the Fig . 32 . THE SHAH MEIDAN . sixteenth century , and constructed of stone , covered with highly var- nished bricks and tiles , whereon are inscribed sentences of the Koran . On another side of the Meidan ...
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... erected but a few years ago . The bazaars are much celebrated ; they consist of large wide passages , arched , and ... erecting a fixed temple for the reception of the ark , he was not only obliged to send to Tyre for workmen , but for ...
... erected but a few years ago . The bazaars are much celebrated ; they consist of large wide passages , arched , and ... erecting a fixed temple for the reception of the ark , he was not only obliged to send to Tyre for workmen , but for ...
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