Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 227
plan given by the Greeksto their temple structures. The Roman building is almost invariablyseen only from a point directly in front; and this accounts for tliegreater importance given by the Romans to the entrance portico, itsincreased depth and greater number of columns, and the… … Pig, 103. Interior of the Pantheon, Rome. effect of the Roman temple architecture, to comprehend not only therestriction of its plan, but also its relation to the surrounding archi-tecture, and especially to the natural or artificial restrictions imposedby the contour of the ground where it was…
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