Easy steps in architecture and architectural drawing .. (1915)
Hodgson, Frederick Thomas, 1836- [from old catalog] · Chicago, Ill., Printed by F. J. Drake & co. · leaf 116
anoblong base, the longer side being turned towards thefront, and the shorter towards the inside of the gateway(compare Fig. 22). They are, to a certain extent, pyram-idal in shape, inasmuch as the external surfaces slopeslightly inwards (see profile of the Pylon, Fig. 25), andconsist only of a… … Fig. 26. ENTABLATURE OVER DOOR-WAY AT THE GREAT TEM-PLE AT PHILAE. They contain several dark rooms, whose object is un-certain. The chief aim of the pylons seems to have beento give an imposing appearance to the entrance. To thisend colossal statues and obelisks were introduced infront of the…
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