A history of architecture in all countries, from the earliest times to the present day (1902)
Fergusson, James, 1808-1886, Spiers, Richard Phené, 1838-1916, Kerr, Robert, 1823-1904 · London, J. Murray · leaf 390
ents that even its dimen-sions cannot be ascertained; it appears, however, to have consisted■of a circular basement about 300 ft. in diameter and about 60 ft. inheight, adorned with 12 large niches. Above this rose a cone of earthas in the Etruscan tombs, not smooth like those, but divided… … Tomb of Cificilia Metella. 356 EOMAN ARCHITECTUEE. Part I. practice of a true Mogul in the East thau the ruler of an Indo-Germanic people in Europe. This tomb, however, was far surpassed, not only in solidity but insplendour, by that which Hadrian erected for himself on the banks ofthe Tiber, now…
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