The architecture of the Renaissance in France; a history of the evolution of the arts of building, decoration and garden design under classical influence from 1495 to 1830 (1911)
, the dome of the Invalides hasa character of soar-ing elegance ratherthan of solidity, butcombined with itscomparatively plainsubstructure it formsa pile of singularbeauty, and one ofthe most strikingmonuments in acapital which is byno means poor inthem. Yet pre-eminent as are itsmerits, they… … 333. The Invalides: Second Church (Dome).Section. From Blondll. 348 RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE IN FRANCE. form arrangement and reduce the angle chapels to a complete sub-ordination, or a quasi-cubical treatment, in which the chapels shouldbe equally important with the rest. The design, as built,…
