An Encyclopædia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, 1888 - 1443 Seiten |
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... tons . In form ( the sides being slightly concave ) it approaches to an ellipse on the plan , the breadth being 5 ft . 10 in . , and the thickness 2 ft . 3 in . , in its general dimensions . Its height is 24 ft .; and , according to a ...
... tons . In form ( the sides being slightly concave ) it approaches to an ellipse on the plan , the breadth being 5 ft . 10 in . , and the thickness 2 ft . 3 in . , in its general dimensions . Its height is 24 ft .; and , according to a ...
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... 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 ft . , its thickness about 1 ft . 2 in . , and ...
... 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 ft . , its thickness about 1 ft . 2 in . , and ...
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... tons . ' We close this section by the expression of our belief that the extraordinary monuments whereof we have been speaking are of an age as remote as , if not more so than , the pyramids of Egypt , and that they were the works of a ...
... tons . ' We close this section by the expression of our belief that the extraordinary monuments whereof we have been speaking are of an age as remote as , if not more so than , the pyramids of Egypt , and that they were the works of a ...
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... tons weight ; a mass which can be compared with none ever used in building , except those at Balbec and in Egypt . The other lintel is of the same height , and probably ( its ends are hidden ) of Fig . 15. PLAN OF TREASURY OF ATREUS ...
... tons weight ; a mass which can be compared with none ever used in building , except those at Balbec and in Egypt . The other lintel is of the same height , and probably ( its ends are hidden ) of Fig . 15. PLAN OF TREASURY OF ATREUS ...
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... tons . This was brought about 138 miles from the quarry to where it now stands ; and those taken to Heliopolis passed over a space of 800 miles . " Two colossi ( one of them is the vocal Memnon ) , each of a single block 47 ft . in ...
... tons . This was brought about 138 miles from the quarry to where it now stands ; and those taken to Heliopolis passed over a space of 800 miles . " Two colossi ( one of them is the vocal Memnon ) , each of a single block 47 ft . in ...
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