Jackson, Thomas Graham, Sir, 1835-1924 · Cambridge [Eng.] University press · leaf 150
s one at once with itsmajestic simplicity. Not that there is any lack ofvariety ; the views in the aisles, with the ever varyinggrouping of the pillars, the semicircular sweep of thecolumns of the exedrae, ranged like dancers in achorus, the brilliant lights, and the deep shadows thatthrow them… … w H-1 o H< OU o •Si CH. VI] S. SOPHIA, CONSTANTINOPLE 97 forty lights around the springing, and rising to theheight of 180 ft. from the floor. The dome is constructed with ribs of brick converging Con-on a ring in the centre, and springing from forty piers ofThe°°set on radiating lines (Fig.…
