The story of art throughout the ages; an illustrated record (1904)
Reinach, Salomon, 1858-1932, Simmonds, Florence · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 35
FIG. 15.—HYPOSTYLE OR COLUMNED HALL OF THETEMPLE OF KARNAK. (Reconstructed by Ch. Chipicz.) its 134 columns, some of them nearly70 feet high (New Empire). Egyptboasted many temples more imposingthan the Athenian Parthenon; butthese massive buildings are onlyimpressive because of their bulk;they are… … FIG. 16.—PYRAMID OF CHEOPS, WITH THE GREATSPHINX. (Near Cairo.) sobriety. The most obvious defectof the Egyptian temple is that it istoo long for its height, and that theexterior shows too much wall and toofew apertures. In this respect theEgyptian temple is the antithesis ofthe Gothic church; in…
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