An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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Page 27
... four ranks of co- lumns , about 9 ft . high , and of a balustral form . These stand on pedestals , about one third of the height of the columns themselves . A great portion of the walls is co- vered with colossal human figures , forty ...
... four ranks of co- lumns , about 9 ft . high , and of a balustral form . These stand on pedestals , about one third of the height of the columns themselves . A great portion of the walls is co- vered with colossal human figures , forty ...
Page 28
... four subordinate ones , whereof the cen- tral one , surrounded by a colonnade and steps , contains a piscina or basin for purification . That on the southern side forms a cloister enclosing three contiguous temples called Chabei ...
... four subordinate ones , whereof the cen- tral one , surrounded by a colonnade and steps , contains a piscina or basin for purification . That on the southern side forms a cloister enclosing three contiguous temples called Chabei ...
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... four large gates with a high tower ; which are placed , one in the middle of each side of the enclosure , and opposite to the four cardinal points . The outward wall is near four miles in circumference , and its gateway to the south is ...
... four large gates with a high tower ; which are placed , one in the middle of each side of the enclosure , and opposite to the four cardinal points . The outward wall is near four miles in circumference , and its gateway to the south is ...
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... four stories whereof it consists , though they are covered with vegetation . Humboldt compares it to a square whose base is four times that of the Place Vendome at Paris covered with bricks to a height twice that of the Louvre . The ...
... four stories whereof it consists , though they are covered with vegetation . Humboldt compares it to a square whose base is four times that of the Place Vendome at Paris covered with bricks to a height twice that of the Louvre . The ...
Page 49
... four are on each side ; in the second , twenty ; and in the third , sixteen . The number of these niches in the body of the pyramid is 366 , and there are twelve in the stairs towards the east . 114. The military intrenchment of ...
... four are on each side ; in the second , twenty ; and in the third , sixteen . The number of these niches in the body of the pyramid is 366 , and there are twelve in the stairs towards the east . 114. The military intrenchment of ...
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15th century aisles arch architect architecture axis base beam breadth bricks building built called cast iron Castle cathedral cement centre of gravity chapel choir church circle circumference colour columns construction Corinthian order cube cubic foot curve decorated depth describe diameter dome Doric order draw edifices ellipsis employed entablature equal erected examples extrados feet girder given Gothic granite half horizontal inches intercolumniations joints length lime limestone marble mortar mouldings nave oolite ornaments palace parallel parallelogram perpendicular piece piers placed plane plates portico Portland stone Prop proportion pyramid quarries radius rectangle ribs right angles right line Roman Roman architecture Rome roof sandstone side similar sofite solid square stone strength style surface tangent temple thickness tiles timber tons tower transepts triangle upper vault vertical Vitruvius voussoirs walls weight whereof width wood