Viollet-le-Duc, Eugène-Emmanuel, 1814-1879, Van Brunt, Henry, 1832-1903 · Boston : James R. Osgood · leaf 377
SCOUESES OX AECHITECTUEE. in tbe architectiue of tlie Lower Empire and Byzantiuni. But itis due to the western architects tliat it was linally erected into aSystem. Tlius, in catliedral towers, like tliose of Laon or Senlis,we can see tbat the architects, with the idea of giving rigidity tothèse… … ferred towards the centre of the wall-face. The architect of the ba-silica of Constantine (Fig. 46) did not évince this sound common-sense,when he placed his rigid point of support, his monolithic column ofgranité or marble, under the springing of his grand vault. This col-umn would hâve been much…
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