An Encyclopædia of Architecture: Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1842 - 1089 Seiten |
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... whence the marble has been extracted for con- structing the edifices : hence the pave- ments appear masses of marble , than which nothing more durable or beautiful can be conceived . No cement appears to have been used , but the stones ...
... whence the marble has been extracted for con- structing the edifices : hence the pave- ments appear masses of marble , than which nothing more durable or beautiful can be conceived . No cement appears to have been used , but the stones ...
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... Whence the countries of India derived their architecture is a question that has occupied abler pens than that which we wield , and a long period has not passed away since the im- pression on our own mind was , that the monuments of ...
... Whence the countries of India derived their architecture is a question that has occupied abler pens than that which we wield , and a long period has not passed away since the im- pression on our own mind was , that the monuments of ...
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... whence three hours ' ride to Abydus ( now Arabat el Matfoon ) , where are two temples and many tombs . Hou ( Diospolis parva ) , a few remains of Ptolemaic times . Dendera ( No. 20. ) ( ancient Tenty- ris ) has two temples ( figs . 67 ...
... whence three hours ' ride to Abydus ( now Arabat el Matfoon ) , where are two temples and many tombs . Hou ( Diospolis parva ) , a few remains of Ptolemaic times . Dendera ( No. 20. ) ( ancient Tenty- ris ) has two temples ( figs . 67 ...
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... whence the number of columns on the flanks was double the number of those in front and one more ; so that the proportion became nearly in the ratio of 2.3 to 1 . The simplicity which flowed from these arrangements in the Grecian temples ...
... whence the number of columns on the flanks was double the number of those in front and one more ; so that the proportion became nearly in the ratio of 2.3 to 1 . The simplicity which flowed from these arrangements in the Grecian temples ...
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... whence came the architects of Venice and Pisa . But , before we approach that period , it will be necessary to take a cur- sory glance at those monuments of Rome and other places under its dominion , in which the ruins alone attest the ...
... whence came the architects of Venice and Pisa . But , before we approach that period , it will be necessary to take a cur- sory glance at those monuments of Rome and other places under its dominion , in which the ruins alone attest the ...
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