An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, and Company, 1891 - 1443 pages |
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Page 67
... length and breadth of temples , as compared with the rules given by Vitruvius ( book iv . chap . 4. ) , that the length of a temple shall be double its breadth , and the cell itself in length one fourth part more than the breadth , in ...
... length and breadth of temples , as compared with the rules given by Vitruvius ( book iv . chap . 4. ) , that the length of a temple shall be double its breadth , and the cell itself in length one fourth part more than the breadth , in ...
Page 88
... length of the temple , whose breadth was one third of its length . The roof of this was a vault with three groins , formed by the intersection of semicylindrical vaults at right angles to the cen- pavement was about 116 ft . , and We ...
... length of the temple , whose breadth was one third of its length . The roof of this was a vault with three groins , formed by the intersection of semicylindrical vaults at right angles to the cen- pavement was about 116 ft . , and We ...
Page 92
... length , and some of them 200 ft . high above the river . We do not , in closing our brief view of the bridges of the Romans , more than mention the extraordinary temporary bridge which CƦsar threw over the Rhine . 223. Aqueducts . It ...
... length , and some of them 200 ft . high above the river . We do not , in closing our brief view of the bridges of the Romans , more than mention the extraordinary temporary bridge which CƦsar threw over the Rhine . 223. Aqueducts . It ...
Page 98
... length called ZrƔdiov ( stadium ) ; as also Kipkos , from its oval figure . With the Romans it became a regular building of great dimensions and magnificence . The Circus Maximus , constructed originally in a rude manner by Romulus ...
... length called ZrƔdiov ( stadium ) ; as also Kipkos , from its oval figure . With the Romans it became a regular building of great dimensions and magnificence . The Circus Maximus , constructed originally in a rude manner by Romulus ...
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... length is 580 ft . , similar to the length on the north . On entering from the central gate of the western faƧade , the monastery is divided from the col- lege by a large vestibule , from which three large arched openings lead into the ...
... length is 580 ft . , similar to the length on the north . On entering from the central gate of the western faƧade , the monastery is divided from the col- lege by a large vestibule , from which three large arched openings lead into the ...
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