Historic ornament : treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament (1909)
Ward, James, 1851-1924 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 281
, andthe interior portions are built of brick. The dimensionsare 620 ft. in length, 513 ft. wide, and 162 ft. in height.Double corridors run around the building on each floor,and it had seats for more than 80,000 spectators. Chariotraces, mimic sea-fights, when the arena would be… … \ Fig. 309.—Roman Composite Order, from the Arch of Titus GREEK AND ROMAN ARCHITECTURE. 261 arches, were erected by the Emperors to commemoratetheir victories, and these were of the most elaborateand rich description. The column of Marcus Aurelius,known as the Antonine column, and the column…
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