Simpson, F. M. (Frederick Moore), 1855-1928 · London, New York [etc.] Longmans, Green, and Co. · leaf 68
cades areornamented with columns and entabla-tures, which are evidently reproduc-tions of the fronts of palaces. Thisconstitutes their chief claim to beregarded as of architectural value, asthey show detail, notably in the en-tablatures, of which no remains other-wise exist. The entablatures of… … ENTARLATWE OF l?OCK-CVT TOA\D. Fio. 28. THE ANCIENT EASTERN MONARCHIES. 43 The principal palaces are at Persepolis, east of the PersianGulf, at Susa, near Babylon, and at Istakhr. They all beara strong resemblance to one another; the style changed littleduring the two hundred and odd years that it…
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