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 563
n of windows on each side,under the great lateral arches of the dome, is borne by four mono-lithic shafts of porphyry of great beauty. These formerly supportedstatues in the hippodrome, and most probably were brought originallyfrom Egypt. Each is 28 ft. in height, or, with the base and capital,35… … it has not, of course, the same grandeur of effect. At Sta. Sophia the-dome is 108 ft. in diameter, and 175 ft. in height, or 21 and 19 ft.more respectively. These smaller dimensions, as well as the absencein the mosque of all the mosaic magnificence of the church, and thepresence of a good deal of…
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