A dictionary of architecture and building; biographical, historical and descriptive (1901)
Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909 · New York, Macmillan · leaf 378
OI)A OK THK MONASTERY OF HOKIIMI, NKAR NARA. THK WORK OF KORKAN ARCHITKCTS; LATTKR PART OF CTII CENTIKY. A.I>■ri><l jrallory of the lower story is nioclprn; also the Rrotesqiip flRiires sup|Mirtiiit; tlio fiftli mcif Tliin aiJ scale drawiugs hy Jiipaiu-se draiightsiiioii. The rh:irai-tcrs… … JAPANnmns is 6 diameters. The finished interior isonly 23 feet high, the rest of the structurebeing an intricate network of beams, ties,brackets, and braces. The pagoda is 23 feet8<iuare at the base, and the total height is 110feet. The proportioning of the roofs and theheights of the stories is…
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