Inside Out Library · Explore

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 421

An illustration from A history of architecture in all countries, from the earliest times to the present day, 1902, leaf 421 — n in the centre. That ofSegovia is raised on light piers, the effect of which is perhaps somewhatspoiled by numerous ofisets, and the upper tier is if anything too lightfor the lower. These defects are avoided at Tarragona, the centralarches of which are shown in Woodcut No. 251. In this example… … 250. Aquetliict of Segovia.Scale 5U ft. to 1 in. 251. Aqueduct of Tarragona. Scale 50 ft. to 1 in. of its class. It wants, however, the grandeur of the Pont du Gard ;for though its length is about the same, exceeding 800 ft., it hasneither its height nor the impression of power given by the…

Architecture

Internet Archive · Wellesley College Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.

More pictures from A history of architecture in all countries, from the earliest times to the present day

More like this