A history of architecture in all countries, from the earliest times to the present day (1874)
Fergusson, James, 1808-1886 · New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 291
e-cento addi-tion. It thus covers about 124,000 sq. ft. of ground, more than a thirdin excess of the cathedral at Toledo (75,000), and more than Milan(108,000 ft.), which, next to Seville, is the largest of Mediaeval crea-tions. The central aisle is 56 ft. wide from centre to centre of thecolumns,… … Bk. VII. Ch. II. CATHEDRAL AT SEVILLE. 271 the introduction of an octagonal dome in the centre of the building,though it may have arisen here from the existence of an octagonalcourt in the centre of the mosque; but, be that as it may, it is a far
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