Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 180
ntal pieceswere cut between the ribs at in-tervals of about 3^ ft. The strength of the shell was materially increased by the drumsurrounding the base of the dome. Fig. 206 shows the manner inwhich the dome was supported over the square space below. Theframework on two sides was supported by… … Fig. 207. Nicolaikirche, Potsdam, Prussia, the external diameter of which isabout 72 feet. No description was given of the construction, but itis probable that the etched plates, P P, extend all around the dome,and that there are perhaps three trusses similar to the one shown inthe figure,…
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