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 606
had no doors externallyhad no openings like windows (except one with two slits in the upperstory); and they must have been as dark as dungeons, unless theupper ones were lighted from the roof, which is by no means improb-able. The most striking architectural features they possess are thedoorways,… … 1011. House of the Virgins of the Sun. (From a Sketch by J. B. Pentland.) Another building on the island of Coata, in the sacred Lake ofTiticaca, is raised on five low terraces, and surrounds three sides of acourtyard, its principal decoration being a range of doorways, someof them false ones,…
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