An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, and Company, 1891 - 1443 pages |
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... erected by the Pho- icians , still retain the appellation Bothel . At first , these stones were of no larger dimen- ion than a man could remove , as in the instance just cited , and that of the Gilgal of oshua ( Josh , iv . 20. ) ; but ...
... erected by the Pho- icians , still retain the appellation Bothel . At first , these stones were of no larger dimen- ion than a man could remove , as in the instance just cited , and that of the Gilgal of oshua ( Josh , iv . 20. ) ; but ...
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... erected . In one ( Major Rennel thinks that on the eastern side ) stood the temple of Belus ; in the other , within a large strongly fortified enclosure , the royal palace . The former was a square pile , each side being two furlongs in ...
... erected . In one ( Major Rennel thinks that on the eastern side ) stood the temple of Belus ; in the other , within a large strongly fortified enclosure , the royal palace . The former was a square pile , each side being two furlongs in ...
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... erected by Shab Abbas , in the sixteenth century , and constructed of stone , covered with highly varnished bricks and tiles , whereon are inscribed sentences of the Koran . On another side of the Meidan is a Mahometan college called ...
... erected by Shab Abbas , in the sixteenth century , and constructed of stone , covered with highly varnished bricks and tiles , whereon are inscribed sentences of the Koran . On another side of the Meidan is a Mahometan college called ...
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... erected but a few years ago . The bazaars are much celebrated ; they consist of large wide passages , arched , and ... erecting a fixed temple for the reception of the ark , he was not only obliged to send to Tyre for workmen , but for ...
... erected but a few years ago . The bazaars are much celebrated ; they consist of large wide passages , arched , and ... erecting a fixed temple for the reception of the ark , he was not only obliged to send to Tyre for workmen , but for ...
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... erected temples , the first of which was dedicated to Apollo Panionius . It resembled that which they had seen in ... erect this temple with columns , and were not acquainted with their proportions , nor the mode in which they should be ...
... erected temples , the first of which was dedicated to Apollo Panionius . It resembled that which they had seen in ... erect this temple with columns , and were not acquainted with their proportions , nor the mode in which they should be ...
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