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Page 13
The general thickness of the walls is 21 ft . , in some places 25 ; their present
height , in the most perfect part , is 43 ft . There are , in some places , very slight
projections from the walls , resem . bling towers , whereof the most perfect one is
at ...
The general thickness of the walls is 21 ft . , in some places 25 ; their present
height , in the most perfect part , is 43 ft . There are , in some places , very slight
projections from the walls , resem . bling towers , whereof the most perfect one is
at ...
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54 Length ( interior ) Width Width ( ditto ) Height Height Height of columus 22
Height of the pillars Another Temple . Temple of Parocona . Lengt Length
internally Width 22 Width Height 13 0 Height Temple of Mahadeo . Temple of Adi
– Natha .
54 Length ( interior ) Width Width ( ditto ) Height Height Height of columus 22
Height of the pillars Another Temple . Temple of Parocona . Lengt Length
internally Width 22 Width Height 13 0 Height Temple of Mahadeo . Temple of Adi
– Natha .
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No. of Height . 74. In the construction of the pyramids it is manifest they would
serve as their own scaffolds . The oldest monuments of Egypt are the pyramids at
Geezeh , to the north of Memphis , of which we give a view ( fig . 46. ) , with a ...
No. of Height . 74. In the construction of the pyramids it is manifest they would
serve as their own scaffolds . The oldest monuments of Egypt are the pyramids at
Geezeh , to the north of Memphis , of which we give a view ( fig . 46. ) , with a ...
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6. in . in height , and contained a sarcophagus of granite 8 ft . long , 3 ft . 6. in .
wide , and 2 ft . 3 in . deep in the inside . Returning from the chamber to the
bottom of the gallery a passage descends at an angle of 26 degrees to the extent
of 48 ft ...
6. in . in height , and contained a sarcophagus of granite 8 ft . long , 3 ft . 6. in .
wide , and 2 ft . 3 in . deep in the inside . Returning from the chamber to the
bottom of the gallery a passage descends at an angle of 26 degrees to the extent
of 48 ft ...
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its projecting roof is supported by a double row of wooden columns , the intervals
between which , in each row , are filled with brickwork to the height of 4 ft . ; the
part above the wall being filled in with lattice work , covered with transparent ...
its projecting roof is supported by a double row of wooden columns , the intervals
between which , in each row , are filled with brickwork to the height of 4 ft . ; the
part above the wall being filled in with lattice work , covered with transparent ...
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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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