spring are so disposed that the soffits are all atthe same height; (2) the piers are furnished with acute-angled cut-waters in order to break the force of the stream ; (3) there areslight projections at the springing of the arches in order to supportthe centering. The triumphal arch in the centre… … Si 0) ^2 472 G 82 ARCHITECTURE chap, ii stone, there were others in which timber played an importantpart ; these have ceased to exist, but we know something as totheir construction. It was mentioned above that the PonsAemilius at Rome originally consisted of stone piers bearing awooden…
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