Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 190
he face of thefrieze above is a more inij)ortant consideration. This causes thecolumns at the corner of the l>uil(lini> to come closer to each other thananywhere el^»e along the colonnade, and the effect itself is neitherunpleasant nor very apparent, this extra strengthening of the cornerof… … Pig. 88. The Propylapa. Athens. portico, the usual methods of spacing the Greek Doric order is amplyillustrated. The central space, the principal entrance to the Acropolisabove, demanded a wider opening than that given by the monotri-glyphic intercolunmiation, therefore the builders very naturally…
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