An Encyclopædia of Architecture: Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1842 - 1089 Seiten |
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... walls as being built after the Phoenician rule and method : - Ως τα Κυκλώπων βάθρα Φοινικι κανονι και τυποις ήρμοσμένα . Hercules Furens , v . 944. ? 30. Fig . 9. is a representation of a portion of the postern gate of the walls of ...
... walls as being built after the Phoenician rule and method : - Ως τα Κυκλώπων βάθρα Φοινικι κανονι και τυποις ήρμοσμένα . Hercules Furens , v . 944. ? 30. Fig . 9. is a representation of a portion of the postern gate of the walls of ...
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... walls is 25 ft . , and they are formed by three parallel ranks of stones 5 ft . thick , thus leaving 5 : 5 5 : 5 two ranges of galleries each 5 ft . wide and 12 ft . high . The sides of the galleries are formed by two courses of stone ...
... walls is 25 ft . , and they are formed by three parallel ranks of stones 5 ft . thick , thus leaving 5 : 5 5 : 5 two ranges of galleries each 5 ft . wide and 12 ft . high . The sides of the galleries are formed by two courses of stone ...
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... walls are mostly of well- jointed polygonal stones , although the rough construction occasionally appears . The general thickness of the walls is 21 ft . , in some places 25 ; their present height , in the most perfect part , is 43 ft ...
... walls are mostly of well- jointed polygonal stones , although the rough construction occasionally appears . The general thickness of the walls is 21 ft . , in some places 25 ; their present height , in the most perfect part , is 43 ft ...
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... walls of the city . Herodotus says that the city itself was a perfect square enclosed by a wall 480 furlongs in circum- ference , which would make it eight times the size of London . It is said to have had num- bers of houses three or ...
... walls of the city . Herodotus says that the city itself was a perfect square enclosed by a wall 480 furlongs in circum- ference , which would make it eight times the size of London . It is said to have had num- bers of houses three or ...
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... walls and piers , in some places ornamented with niches , and in others strengthened by pilasters of burnt brick in lime cement of great tenacity . The tops of the walls have been broken down , and they may have been much higher ...
... walls and piers , in some places ornamented with niches , and in others strengthened by pilasters of burnt brick in lime cement of great tenacity . The tops of the walls have been broken down , and they may have been much higher ...
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