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James Fergusson. 106. Elevation of Wall of Tambos 107. Sketch Plan of Walls of Cuzco 108. View of Walls of Cuzco .. 158 159 109. North - West Palace at Nimroud .. 166 110. Plan of Palace at Khorsabad 111. Restoration of Northern Angle of ...
James Fergusson. 106. Elevation of Wall of Tambos 107. Sketch Plan of Walls of Cuzco 108. View of Walls of Cuzco .. 158 159 109. North - West Palace at Nimroud .. 166 110. Plan of Palace at Khorsabad 111. Restoration of Northern Angle of ...
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... walls , and with a thatched roof : the thickness and apparent solidity of the one will always be more satis- factory ... wall , if composed of large stones , is in itself an object of considerable grandeur , while one of the same lineal ...
... walls , and with a thatched roof : the thickness and apparent solidity of the one will always be more satis- factory ... wall , if composed of large stones , is in itself an object of considerable grandeur , while one of the same lineal ...
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... walls are thick and solid , and the but- tresses , when not choked up with chapels , just sufficient for shadow and relief ; but the architects of that country were seized with a mania for clerestories of gigantic height , and which ...
... walls are thick and solid , and the but- tresses , when not choked up with chapels , just sufficient for shadow and relief ; but the architects of that country were seized with a mania for clerestories of gigantic height , and which ...
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... walls and other essential constructions are always in themselves sufficient to support the roofs and vaults , and no construc- tive contrivance is seen anywhere ; but when the Germans adopted the pointed style , their builders - they ...
... walls and other essential constructions are always in themselves sufficient to support the roofs and vaults , and no construc- tive contrivance is seen anywhere ; but when the Germans adopted the pointed style , their builders - they ...
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... walls , and an architect may be forced to construct rooms of all sorts of unpleasing dimensions , but it is here that his art comes to his aid , and he must be very little of an artist if he cannot conceal , even when unable entirely to ...
... walls , and an architect may be forced to construct rooms of all sorts of unpleasing dimensions , but it is here that his art comes to his aid , and he must be very little of an artist if he cannot conceal , even when unable entirely to ...
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