The Encyclopedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalCrown, 1982 - 1364 pages |
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Page 87
... portico of the Parthenon below it , for the purpose of comparing the relative sizes of the porticoes of the two buildings . portico , it will be seen , is octastyle , and projects 62 ft . from the circum- ference of the circular part of ...
... portico of the Parthenon below it , for the purpose of comparing the relative sizes of the porticoes of the two buildings . portico , it will be seen , is octastyle , and projects 62 ft . from the circum- ference of the circular part of ...
Page 229
... portico , with an entrance for the Lords , who agreed to Gandon's desire to have Corinthian columns to this portico , the additional propor- tion in height of which was to make up for the great fall in the ground from the front , where ...
... portico , with an entrance for the Lords , who agreed to Gandon's desire to have Corinthian columns to this portico , the additional propor- tion in height of which was to make up for the great fall in the ground from the front , where ...
Page 912
... portico , the height up to the centre of the pediment must include 12 only of those parts , which would give a portico of a square and a half , comprising 216 squares ; the 6 columns , each 9 diameters in height , would require 54 ; the ...
... portico , the height up to the centre of the pediment must include 12 only of those parts , which would give a portico of a square and a half , comprising 216 squares ; the 6 columns , each 9 diameters in height , would require 54 ; the ...
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