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 598
rue architectural effect they are too scattered, andthe whole is generally very deficient in grandeur. The Throne-room at Teheran (Woodcut No. 1012) is a fair specimenof these buildings, though, in fact, it is only a porch or deep recessopening on a garden, the front being supported or ornamented… … 1012. Throne-room at Teheran. (From Nineveh and Persepolis Restored.) The next example is taken from the palace of Char Bagh, or the Four Gardens, at Ispahan, and shows the general picturesque formthese buildings assume. It is by no means so favourable a specimenas the last, though this may arise…
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