regard to the steps. One more peculiarity must be noticed. Neither in piers nor inwalls do we find that inward slope which is almost universal inEgyptian exteriors. The lines are vertical and horizontal. Thisis not the effect of caprice ; the architect had a good reason forneglecting the traditions… … Fig. 230.—Mew in per?pective of the Temple of Elephantine (from the Descrijttion ae VEgyfte, i. 35). In spite of its modest dimensions, this temple was withoutneither beauty nor grandeur. Its stylobate raised it well above 1 Our plan, etc. shows the temple as it must have left the hands of the…
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