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Page 35
... age of military and ecclesiastical supremacy , and men were consequently
obliged to erect castles to protect their property against robbers , and churches
for their religious wants , before they could think of council halls or municipal
edifices .
... age of military and ecclesiastical supremacy , and men were consequently
obliged to erect castles to protect their property against robbers , and churches
for their religious wants , before they could think of council halls or municipal
edifices .
Page 107
The edifice is of Ohio sand-stone, trimmed with rose-crystal marble, in a
modification of the Venetian-Gothic architecture ; and the main front is 230 feet
long, with a high tower rising from the centre. In the same neighbourhood stand
spacious ...
The edifice is of Ohio sand-stone, trimmed with rose-crystal marble, in a
modification of the Venetian-Gothic architecture ; and the main front is 230 feet
long, with a high tower rising from the centre. In the same neighbourhood stand
spacious ...
Page 74
... building must once have been ; while one column , which was blown down in a
great storm on the 26th October , 1852 , gives perhaps a better idea of the
immense proportions of the edifice than can be obtained from the upright
columns .
... building must once have been ; while one column , which was blown down in a
great storm on the 26th October , 1852 , gives perhaps a better idea of the
immense proportions of the edifice than can be obtained from the upright
columns .
Page 75
... of earlier date , is to - day a completely habitable edifice . The Gate of Hadrian ,
forming the entrance from the west to the precincts of this temple and the
Hadrianopolis , or quarter of the city founded by Hadrian , still remains in
comparatively ...
... of earlier date , is to - day a completely habitable edifice . The Gate of Hadrian ,
forming the entrance from the west to the precincts of this temple and the
Hadrianopolis , or quarter of the city founded by Hadrian , still remains in
comparatively ...
Page 78
Perides conceived the idea of constructing these immortal edifices , and lired to
see the accomplishment of his scheme . Ictinus and Callierates were the
architects , and the general superintendence was committed to the care of
Phidias .
Perides conceived the idea of constructing these immortal edifices , and lired to
see the accomplishment of his scheme . Ictinus and Callierates were the
architects , and the general superintendence was committed to the care of
Phidias .
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| Title | Cities of the world, Volume 3 Cities of the world, Edwin Hodder |
| Author | Edwin Hodder |
| Published | 1881 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 13 Jun 2006 |
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