De Forest, Julia B. d. 1910, Caffin, Charles Henry, 1854-1918 · New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 140
uilding is a rotunda one hundredand thirty-two feet in diameter, lighted by an opening twenty- ROMAN ARCHITECTURE 111 five feet in diameter at the apex of the dome. The wallswere nineteen feet thick, and contained eight aperturesor niches, one of which formed the entrance. These nicheswere… … js ^ M SECTION OF THE PANTHEON Note the Increased Depth of the Dome as Seen from Inside, so thatIts Main Thrust is Downward into stories marked by pilasters and columns supporting cor-nices. On the second story, doors lead into chambers builtin the thickness of the walls. A simple decoration of…
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