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 556
ly,surrounded by arcades on all sides. These vary considerably in depth,so as to accommodate themselves to the external outline of the building,which, as shown in the Woodcut (No. 968), is very irregular. It isentered on all sides by nineteen gateways, some of which are said tobe of considerable… … Great Mosque at Mecca. (From a Plan by Ali Bey.1) shorter twenty-four, all slightly pointed. They are supported bycolumns of greyish marble, every fourth being a square pier, theothers circular pillars. Neither its ordonnance, nor, so far as we can understand, its details,render the temple an…
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