The Encyclopedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalCrown, 1982 - 1364 pages |
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Page 42
... temples ( figs . 67. and 68. ) , inscriptions , zodiac , & c . At Qoft ( Coptos ) , ruins of the old town and of a temple ; and at the village of El Qala , to the north , a small Roman Egyp- Fig . GS . tian temple . Qoos ( No. 21 ...
... temples ( figs . 67. and 68. ) , inscriptions , zodiac , & c . At Qoft ( Coptos ) , ruins of the old town and of a temple ; and at the village of El Qala , to the north , a small Roman Egyp- Fig . GS . tian temple . Qoos ( No. 21 ...
Page 63
... Temple at Corinth = 4.065 1.362 * 405 5.83 28.950 Hypæethral Temple at Pæstum 4.134 = 1-741 1.167 ⚫549 7:00 21.000 Enneastyle Temple at Pæstum Greater Hexastyle Temple at Selinus = 4.329 1.140 1.064 • 500 4.85 32.678 = 4.361 2.200 ...
... Temple at Corinth = 4.065 1.362 * 405 5.83 28.950 Hypæethral Temple at Pæstum 4.134 = 1-741 1.167 ⚫549 7:00 21.000 Enneastyle Temple at Pæstum Greater Hexastyle Temple at Selinus = 4.329 1.140 1.064 • 500 4.85 32.678 = 4.361 2.200 ...
Page 85
... Temples . — 1. The quadrangular Roman temple partook very much of its Greek , or perhaps Etruscan , original ; though occasionally , as in the Temple of Peace , there is a very considerable deviation from the type . But the exceptions ...
... Temples . — 1. The quadrangular Roman temple partook very much of its Greek , or perhaps Etruscan , original ; though occasionally , as in the Temple of Peace , there is a very considerable deviation from the type . But the exceptions ...
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