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Greek architecture (1892)

Smith, T. Roger (Thomas Roger), 1830-1903, Redford, George, d. 1895 · Meadville, Penna. : Flood and Vincent : Chautauqua-Century Press · leaf 24

An illustration from Greek architecture, 1892, leaf 24 — s stood on the summit of a loftyrock and within an irregularly shaped enclosure, somethinglike a cathedral close, entered through a noble gateway,called the Proiiylsea. The temple itself was of perfectly regu-lar plan and stood quite free from dependencies of any sort.It consisted of a cella, or… … FiQ. 11.—The Roof of a Greek Doric Tejtple, showing theMarble Tiles. and at either end was a portico, eight columns wide andtwo deep. There were two pediments, or gables, of flat pitch,one at each end. The whole stood on a basement of steps ; thebuilding, exclusive of the steps, being 228 feet long…

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