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2 in . , and its weight about 2 tons . The upper post is also extremely irregular ; its
greatest length is nearly 12 ft . , and its ut 9 ft .; its thickness is 2 ft . , and its weight
about 10 tons : the width of the tom is 9 ft . , and at top 7 } ft . ; from the ground to ...
2 in . , and its weight about 2 tons . The upper post is also extremely irregular ; its
greatest length is nearly 12 ft . , and its ut 9 ft .; its thickness is 2 ft . , and its weight
about 10 tons : the width of the tom is 9 ft . , and at top 7 } ft . ; from the ground to ...
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... or south - west through Phænicia ; for , on either route , but rather , perhaps ,
the latter , traces of gigantic works reinain , to attest the wonderful powers of the
people of whom they are the remains . Fig . 8 . TOIMEN IN CORNWALLS 750
tons .
... or south - west through Phænicia ; for , on either route , but rather , perhaps ,
the latter , traces of gigantic works reinain , to attest the wonderful powers of the
people of whom they are the remains . Fig . 8 . TOIMEN IN CORNWALLS 750
tons .
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9 in . thick , calculated , therefore , at 133 tons weight ; a nass which can be
compared with none ever used in building , except those at Balbec and 2 Egypt .
The other lintel is of the same height , and probably ( its ends are liidden ) of ...
9 in . thick , calculated , therefore , at 133 tons weight ; a nass which can be
compared with none ever used in building , except those at Balbec and 2 Egypt .
The other lintel is of the same height , and probably ( its ends are liidden ) of ...
Page 32
... tons . This was brought about 138 miles from the quarry to where it now stands
; and those taken to Heliopolis passed over a space of 800 miles . ” Two colossi (
one of them is the vocal Memnon ) , each of a single block 47 ft . in height , and ...
... tons . This was brought about 138 miles from the quarry to where it now stands
; and those taken to Heliopolis passed over a space of 800 miles . ” Two colossi (
one of them is the vocal Memnon ) , each of a single block 47 ft . in height , and ...
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... of nine large stones , each about a ton in weight , though inferior in that respect
to others in the edifice , which vary from 5 ft . to 30 ft . in length , and from 3 ft . to 4
ft . in height . From this platform Dr. Clarke saw the pyramids of Sakkarah to the ...
... of nine large stones , each about a ton in weight , though inferior in that respect
to others in the edifice , which vary from 5 ft . to 30 ft . in length , and from 3 ft . to 4
ft . in height . From this platform Dr. Clarke saw the pyramids of Sakkarah to the ...
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| 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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