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 607
the world — and flat-roofed.The sepulchral chamber occupies the base, and is covered by a floor,above which is the only opening. The other tomb in the backgroundis likewise square, but differs from the first in being of better masonry, 586 PERUVIAN ARCHITECTURE. Tart III. and having been originally… … 1012. Peruvian Tombs. (From a Drawing by J. B. Pentland.) A specimen of the perfected masonry of the Peruvians is repre-sented in the Woodcut No. 1013. It is a portion of the wall of a Caravanserai, or Tarn-bos, erected by the lastIncas on the great roadthey made from theiroldest capital, Cuzco,…
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