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 467
nthe outer edge of the system, without sufficient space for abutment.In itself the dome is very little lower than a hemisphere, being 107 ft.across by 46 ft. in height. Externally, it would have been betterif higher; for internal effect this is sufficient. Its base is pierced byforty small windows,… … 889. Elevation Facade of Sta. Sophia at Constantinople. (From Salzenberg.)Scale 100 ft. lo 1 in. Beyond the great dome, east and west, are two semi-domes of adiameter equal to that of the great dome, and these are again cut intoby two smaller domes, so that the building, instead of being a…
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