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Page 13
The size of the block whereon the lions are sculptured is 11 ft . broad at the base ,
9 ft . high , and about 2 ft . thick , of a triangular form suited to the vecess made for
its reception . This block , in its appearance , resembles the green basalt of ...
The size of the block whereon the lions are sculptured is 11 ft . broad at the base ,
9 ft . high , and about 2 ft . thick , of a triangular form suited to the vecess made for
its reception . This block , in its appearance , resembles the green basalt of ...
Page 33
Their width diminishes in the same proportion , so that a line drawn from the base
to the summit touches the edge of each step . So great a difference exists in the
measures given in the descriptions by the several travellers , that we Fig .
Their width diminishes in the same proportion , so that a line drawn from the base
to the summit touches the edge of each step . So great a difference exists in the
measures given in the descriptions by the several travellers , that we Fig .
Page 34
6 in . , when it takes a horizontal direction for a length of 55 ft . ; it then again
ascends at the same angle and proceeds to the base of the pyramid , where
another entrance is formed from the outside . About the middle of the horizontal
passage ...
6 in . , when it takes a horizontal direction for a length of 55 ft . ; it then again
ascends at the same angle and proceeds to the base of the pyramid , where
another entrance is formed from the outside . About the middle of the horizontal
passage ...
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BAPTI . ? in Denon's work is one in which the base are composed with ranges of
horizontal circles , and look like an assemblage of bundles of rods tied together
at intervals . The only difference among thos : columns which are circular and ...
BAPTI . ? in Denon's work is one in which the base are composed with ranges of
horizontal circles , and look like an assemblage of bundles of rods tied together
at intervals . The only difference among thos : columns which are circular and ...
Page 48
That of ancient Mexico , 318 ft . at the base and 121 ft . in height , consisted of five
stories ; and , when seen at a distance , so truncated was the pyramid that the
monument appeared an enormous cube , with small altars covered by wooden ...
That of ancient Mexico , 318 ft . at the base and 121 ft . in height , consisted of five
stories ; and , when seen at a distance , so truncated was the pyramid that the
monument appeared an enormous cube , with small altars covered by wooden ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & Practical |
| Author | Joseph Gwilt |
| Editor | Wyatt Angelicus Van Sandau Papworth |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Longmans, Green, and Company, 1891 |
| Length | 1443 pages |
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