A history of architecture for the student, craftsman, and amateur : being a comparative view of the historical styles from the earliest period (1896)
Fletcher, Banister, 1833-1899, Fletcher, Banister, Sir, 1866-1953 · London : B.T. Batsford; New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 58
ed, and are now in the Louvre at Paris. ( 4. COMPARATIVE. A. Plan.—It should be noticed that the temples ofthe early period and the palaces of the later period are allraised on a terrace some 30 feet to 50 feet in height,and that the buildings on this terrace are grouped round aquadrangle. In the… … r3. Columns from Great Hall of Xerxes, Persepolis. 30 COMPARATIVE ARCHITECTURE. internal effect, while the Assyrian palaces were designedso as to be effective internally and externally, being raisedon the platforms mentioned above. B. Walls.—The i\ssyrians in the early period only usedstone as a…
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