An Encyclopædia of Architecture: Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1842 - 1089 Seiten |
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... breadth 7 ft . , thickness 2 ft . , weight 8 tons ; height of that on the north side 7 ft . , breadth 7 ft . , thickness 2 ft . , weight 8 tons . The middle stone is very irregular ; its medium length as well as breadth may be about 5 ...
... breadth 7 ft . , thickness 2 ft . , weight 8 tons ; height of that on the north side 7 ft . , breadth 7 ft . , thickness 2 ft . , weight 8 tons . The middle stone is very irregular ; its medium length as well as breadth may be about 5 ...
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... breadth , in the widest part , 18 ft . 6 in . , extending from east to west . I measured one half of the circumference , and found it , according to my computation , 48 ft . , so that this stone is 97 ft . in circumference , lengthwise ...
... breadth , in the widest part , 18 ft . 6 in . , extending from east to west . I measured one half of the circumference , and found it , according to my computation , 48 ft . , so that this stone is 97 ft . in circumference , lengthwise ...
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... breadth about 180 ft . , the walls being straight without regard to inequality of level in the rock . 34. The Acropolis of Mycene was probably constructed in an age nearly the same as that of Tiryns . Pausanias mentions a gate on which ...
... breadth about 180 ft . , the walls being straight without regard to inequality of level in the rock . 34. The Acropolis of Mycene was probably constructed in an age nearly the same as that of Tiryns . Pausanias mentions a gate on which ...
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... breadth being 33 ft . and its height 43 ft . The size of the block whereon the lions are sculp- tured is 11 ft . broad at the base , 9 ft . high , and about 2 ft . thick , Fig : 15 . of a triangular form suited to the recess made for ...
... breadth being 33 ft . and its height 43 ft . The size of the block whereon the lions are sculp- tured is 11 ft . broad at the base , 9 ft . high , and about 2 ft . thick , Fig : 15 . of a triangular form suited to the recess made for ...
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... breadth and the same in height , thus making it higher than the largest of the pyramids , supposing the furlong to contain only 500 feet . On this tower as a base were raised , in regular succession , seven other lofty towers , and the ...
... breadth and the same in height , thus making it higher than the largest of the pyramids , supposing the furlong to contain only 500 feet . On this tower as a base were raised , in regular succession , seven other lofty towers , and the ...
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