An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, and Company, 1891 - 1443 pages |
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... rounded the fortress , and that formerly the city was nearer the sea than at present . Bryant , with his usual ingenuity ... round the citadei though now only accessible where the walls are least perfect , at the southern part of the ...
... rounded the fortress , and that formerly the city was nearer the sea than at present . Bryant , with his usual ingenuity ... round the citadei though now only accessible where the walls are least perfect , at the southern part of the ...
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... Round the foot on the exterior is a balcony with a rail in front . The roof resembles that of the peristyle , and ... rounded by a wall at a distance of 15 ft . , bearing , at a moderate height , a roof covered with var- nished tiles ...
... Round the foot on the exterior is a balcony with a rail in front . The roof resembles that of the peristyle , and ... rounded by a wall at a distance of 15 ft . , bearing , at a moderate height , a roof covered with var- nished tiles ...
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... Round these two courts , on the ground floor , are disposed the apartments of the palace . Those for state look out towards the country ; the rest , cooler and more retired , have openings for light under the interior porticoes . The ...
... Round these two courts , on the ground floor , are disposed the apartments of the palace . Those for state look out towards the country ; the rest , cooler and more retired , have openings for light under the interior porticoes . The ...
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... Round the cavea porticoes were erected for shelter in rainy weather , the theatre of the Greeks having no roof or covering . The theatre was always dedicated to Bacchus and Venus , the deities of sports and pleasures ; to the former ...
... Round the cavea porticoes were erected for shelter in rainy weather , the theatre of the Greeks having no roof or covering . The theatre was always dedicated to Bacchus and Venus , the deities of sports and pleasures ; to the former ...
Page 77
... round so as to form an amphitheatre , wherein , in the afternoon , shows of gladiators were given . Returning , however , to the theatre erected by Pompey , which , to avoid the animadversion of the censors , he dedicated as a temple to ...
... round so as to form an amphitheatre , wherein , in the afternoon , shows of gladiators were given . Returning , however , to the theatre erected by Pompey , which , to avoid the animadversion of the censors , he dedicated as a temple to ...
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