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 475
in the provinces, andindeed may be said to be peculiar to themetropolitan church. Notwithstanding thebeauty of that feature, it appears to haveremained dormant till revived by the Turksin Constantinople, and there alone. In this example there are two detachedoctagonal buildings, either tombs or… … Church at Trabala. Scale100 ft. to 1 in. Bk IX. Ch. IV. NEO-BYZANTINE STYLE. 455 Returning to the capital, we find one other remarkable peculiarityof the Neo-Byzantine style in the attempt to allow the external sur-face of an ordinary tunnel-vault to retain its form without any ridgowhatever. It…
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