An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, and Company, 1891 - 1443 pages |
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Page 18
... third part of the day ; that is , three hours after sunrise . The accounts of the height of the walls all agree in the dimension of 50 cubits , which was their reduced height from 350 ft . by Darius Hystaspes , in order to render the ...
... third part of the day ; that is , three hours after sunrise . The accounts of the height of the walls all agree in the dimension of 50 cubits , which was their reduced height from 350 ft . by Darius Hystaspes , in order to render the ...
Page 27
... third of the height of the columns themselves . A great portion of the walls is co- vered with colossal human figures , forty to fifty in number , in high relief , and distin- guished by a variety of symbols , probably representing the ...
... third of the height of the columns themselves . A great portion of the walls is co- vered with colossal human figures , forty to fifty in number , in high relief , and distin- guished by a variety of symbols , probably representing the ...
Page 63
... third is the quotient of the second , showing the height of the column , expressed in terms of its lower diameter ; the fourth column shows the height of the entablature in terms of the diameter of the column ; the fifth column gives ...
... third is the quotient of the second , showing the height of the column , expressed in terms of its lower diameter ; the fourth column shows the height of the entablature in terms of the diameter of the column ; the fifth column gives ...
Page 87
... third of their height . It will be seen on inspection of the plan that these columns are placed in front of the great niches . We are not aware that the circumstance whereto we are about to advert has been heretofore noticed , and we ...
... third of their height . It will be seen on inspection of the plan that these columns are placed in front of the great niches . We are not aware that the circumstance whereto we are about to advert has been heretofore noticed , and we ...
Page 96
... third corridor , whose drain is 3 ft . in depth and 17 inches in width . The sides of these drains are lined with tiles . Another drain runs on the outer side of the third corridor , and is of the same size as the last named . Other ...
... third corridor , whose drain is 3 ft . in depth and 17 inches in width . The sides of these drains are lined with tiles . Another drain runs on the outer side of the third corridor , and is of the same size as the last named . Other ...
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