An Encyclopædia of Architecture: Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1842 - 1089 Seiten |
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... base , 9 ft . high , and about 2 ft . thick , Fig : 15 . of a triangular form suited to the recess made for its reception . This block , in its appearance , resembles the green basalt of Egypt . 35. In this place we think it proper to ...
... base , 9 ft . high , and about 2 ft . thick , Fig : 15 . of a triangular form suited to the recess made for its reception . This block , in its appearance , resembles the green basalt of Egypt . 35. In this place we think it proper to ...
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... base of rubbish ; there is a layer of reeds between every fifth or sixth ( for the number is not regulated ) layer of bricks . It is perforated with small square holes , as the brickwork at the Birs Nemroud ; and about half way up on ...
... base of rubbish ; there is a layer of reeds between every fifth or sixth ( for the number is not regulated ) layer of bricks . It is perforated with small square holes , as the brickwork at the Birs Nemroud ; and about half way up on ...
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... base of 655 ft . and a height of 398 ft . Those of the pyramid of Mycerinus are a base of 280 ft . , and a height of 162 ft . The pyramids of Saccara , which are as many as twenty in number , vary in form , dimensions , and construction ...
... base of 655 ft . and a height of 398 ft . Those of the pyramid of Mycerinus are a base of 280 ft . , and a height of 162 ft . The pyramids of Saccara , which are as many as twenty in number , vary in form , dimensions , and construction ...
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... base is 25 ft . , and it diminishes to 15 ft . at the platform . The towers on it , at intervals of about 200 paces , are 40 ft . square at the base , diminishing to 30 ft . at the top ; and their height is about 37 ft . Some of the ...
... base is 25 ft . , and it diminishes to 15 ft . at the platform . The towers on it , at intervals of about 200 paces , are 40 ft . square at the base , diminishing to 30 ft . at the top ; and their height is about 37 ft . Some of the ...
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... base and 121 ft . in height , consisted of five stories ; and , when seen at a distance , so truncated was the pyramid that the monu- ment appeared an enormous cube , with small altars covered by wooden cupolas on the top . The place ...
... base and 121 ft . in height , consisted of five stories ; and , when seen at a distance , so truncated was the pyramid that the monu- ment appeared an enormous cube , with small altars covered by wooden cupolas on the top . The place ...
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