An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 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 citadel , 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 citadel , though now only accessible where the walls are least perfect , at the southern part of the ...
Page 46
... 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 ...
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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... round numbers only , as an approximation to the truth . The rules for lighting apartments will form the subject of a future section . We shall here merely observe , that the contents of the building , measuring round the inner convexity ...
... round numbers only , as an approximation to the truth . The rules for lighting apartments will form the subject of a future section . We shall here merely observe , that the contents of the building , measuring round the inner convexity ...
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... Round the arena was a wall on which was the podium or fence ; and immediately behind this wall all round was a row of cells in which the beasts were placed preparatory to their entrance into the arena . In the rear of the cells was a ...
... Round the arena was a wall on which was the podium or fence ; and immediately behind this wall all round was a row of cells in which the beasts were placed preparatory to their entrance into the arena . In the rear of the cells was a ...
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