An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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Page 7
... depth and between 60 and 70 ft . in width , leaving entrances open where the avenues intersected it . The colossal mound , called Silbury hill , " close to the Bath road , was probably connected in some way with the circle we have ...
... depth and between 60 and 70 ft . in width , leaving entrances open where the avenues intersected it . The colossal mound , called Silbury hill , " close to the Bath road , was probably connected in some way with the circle we have ...
Page 53
... depth , the mosque itself covering the remainder of the area . The mosque consists of nineteen naves ( of a portion of one whereof fig . 82. is a CLUBCUTI diagram ) formed by seventeen ranks of columns , and a wall pierced with arches ...
... depth , the mosque itself covering the remainder of the area . The mosque consists of nineteen naves ( of a portion of one whereof fig . 82. is a CLUBCUTI diagram ) formed by seventeen ranks of columns , and a wall pierced with arches ...
Page 88
... depth of the porch , was 294 ft .; depth of the porch 30 ft .; width of the building 197 ft . The temple was longitudinally divided into three nearly equal parts , whereof the central one was a rectangular salone of the whole length of ...
... depth of the porch , was 294 ft .; depth of the porch 30 ft .; width of the building 197 ft . The temple was longitudinally divided into three nearly equal parts , whereof the central one was a rectangular salone of the whole length of ...
Page 96
... 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 drains communicate with these towards the ...
... 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 drains communicate with these towards the ...
Page 206
... depth of 50 ft . , and a height of 40 ft . , were calculated to give it an imposing effect . 458. The Banqueting House at Whitehall , which we have pride in quoting as one of the most magnificent works in Europe , has generally been ...
... depth of 50 ft . , and a height of 40 ft . , were calculated to give it an imposing effect . 458. The Banqueting House at Whitehall , which we have pride in quoting as one of the most magnificent works in Europe , has generally been ...
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