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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)

Ward, William Henry, 1856-1924 · London, B.T. Batsford · leaf 245

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e it is visible on all sides from a great distance, and in a vast openspace, where there is no ordinary building near enough for comparison ;and partly to the fussy treatment of the cornice and attic, and the hardunsympathetic detail throughout. Yet, when all is said, the Arc deIEtoile worthily… … 454- Paris: Arc de lEtoile, or de Triomphe, BY ChALGRIN and OTHERS (1806-36). rill, STVI.K Ol INK KMIIKK. 485 COLONNK VeN- DOMK.—In addition to the triumphal arch, Napoleon also lH)ri()\vcd the me-morial column and the temple from the Romans, as means of commemorating the successes of his arms.…

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