An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, and Company, 1891 - 1443 pages |
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... built after the Phoenician rule and method : Ī©Ļ ĻĪ± ĪĻ ĪŗĪ»ĻĻĻĪ½ Ī²Ī¬ĪøĻĪ± Ī¦ĪæĪ¹Ī½Ī¹ĪŗĪ¹ ĪŗĪ±Ī½ĪæĪ½Ī¹ ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ ĻĻ ĪŗĪæĪ¹Ļ Ī·ĻĪ¼ĪæĻĪ¼ĪĪ½Ī± . Hercules Furens , v . 944 . 30. Fig . 9. is a representation of a portion of the postern gate of the walls of Mycene , for the ...
... built after the Phoenician rule and method : Ī©Ļ ĻĪ± ĪĻ ĪŗĪ»ĻĻĻĪ½ Ī²Ī¬ĪøĻĪ± Ī¦ĪæĪ¹Ī½Ī¹ĪŗĪ¹ ĪŗĪ±Ī½ĪæĪ½Ī¹ ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ ĻĻ ĪŗĪæĪ¹Ļ Ī·ĻĪ¼ĪæĻĪ¼ĪĪ½Ī± . Hercules Furens , v . 944 . 30. Fig . 9. is a representation of a portion of the postern gate of the walls of Mycene , for the ...
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... built . It had entrances from the east and the west , and one at the south - eastern angle . That on the east , lettered A. is pretty fairly preserved , and is approached by an inclined access , B , 15 ft . wide , along the eastern and ...
... built . It had entrances from the east and the west , and one at the south - eastern angle . That on the east , lettered A. is pretty fairly preserved , and is approached by an inclined access , B , 15 ft . wide , along the eastern and ...
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... built by Suphis I. , the Cheops of the Greeks ( fig . 45. ) . Sir G. Wilkinson supposes them to have been erected 2120 years B.C. , Lepsius 3426 B.C .; but the former admits that , previous to the reign of Osirtasen , 1740 B. C. ...
... built by Suphis I. , the Cheops of the Greeks ( fig . 45. ) . Sir G. Wilkinson supposes them to have been erected 2120 years B.C. , Lepsius 3426 B.C .; but the former admits that , previous to the reign of Osirtasen , 1740 B. C. ...
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... built also in steps , is supposed to be as high as that of Cheops . The stones used are much decayed , and more crumbling than those of Gizeh ; hence they are considered older . One is formed of unburnt bricks , containing shells ...
... built also in steps , is supposed to be as high as that of Cheops . The stones used are much decayed , and more crumbling than those of Gizeh ; hence they are considered older . One is formed of unburnt bricks , containing shells ...
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... built as to be incapable of bearing more than one story . Indeed , the necessity for making the most of an area by doubling and tripling its capacity , which exists in the capitals of Europe , does not operate in China . 101. The houses ...
... built as to be incapable of bearing more than one story . Indeed , the necessity for making the most of an area by doubling and tripling its capacity , which exists in the capitals of Europe , does not operate in China . 101. The houses ...
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