An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, and Company, 1891 - 1443 pages |
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... says Keith , in his Evidence of the Truth of the Christian Religion , " there was a city that seemed to bid defiance to any predictions of its fall , that city was Babylon . It was for a long time the most famous city in the Old World ...
... says Keith , in his Evidence of the Truth of the Christian Religion , " there was a city that seemed to bid defiance to any predictions of its fall , that city was Babylon . It was for a long time the most famous city in the Old World ...
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... say it existed in ancient Babylon , and was preserved by God that it might afforda convenient place to Ali for tying up his horse after the battle Hellah ! " " It is an ever- green , " says Mr. R. , " something resembling the lignum ...
... say it existed in ancient Babylon , and was preserved by God that it might afforda convenient place to Ali for tying up his horse after the battle Hellah ! " " It is an ever- green , " says Mr. R. , " something resembling the lignum ...
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... ( says Mr. Rich ) among the Persians to this day . Within the last - named wa . was a third , on which hunting subjects were painted . The old palace was on the oppos . De side of the river , the outer wall whereof was no larger than the ...
... ( says Mr. Rich ) among the Persians to this day . Within the last - named wa . was a third , on which hunting subjects were painted . The old palace was on the oppos . De side of the river , the outer wall whereof was no larger than the ...
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... says Strabo , they twist reeds and apply a coat of paint to them . Thickness of wall was obtained by casing rubble work with fine brick , of which two sorts were made . The one was merely dried in the sun , the other burned in a kiln ...
... says Strabo , they twist reeds and apply a coat of paint to them . Thickness of wall was obtained by casing rubble work with fine brick , of which two sorts were made . The one was merely dried in the sun , the other burned in a kiln ...
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... says Robertson , " are of such high antiquity , that , as the natives cannot , either from history or tradition , give any information concerning the time in which they were executed , they universally ascribe the formation of them to ...
... says Robertson , " are of such high antiquity , that , as the natives cannot , either from history or tradition , give any information concerning the time in which they were executed , they universally ascribe the formation of them to ...
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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 describe diameter dome Doric order draw edifices ellipsis employed entablature equal erected examples extrados feet flange front girder Gothic granite half height horizontal inches joints length lime limestone marble material mortar mouldings nave obtained oolite ornaments palace parallel parallelogram perpendicular piers placed plane plates portico Portland stone Prop proportion pyramid quarries radius rectangle ribs right angles right line Roman Roman architecture Rome roof sand 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 whereof width wood