Perrot, Georges, 1832-1914, Chipiez, Charles, 1835-1901, Armstrong, Walter, Sir, 1850-1918 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 180
des Coloimes datis la Constniciion des Temples grecsde rA?itiquite, dedicated to his Majesty, Otho I., by Charles Villeroi, engineer.Athens, 1842, 8vo. General Principles of Form. 97 arete, when the principal facade and the corresponding one in itsrear are vertical, the other two being incHned.… … Fig. 58.—Square building. The terminations of their edifices w^ere also horizontal. Therewas no necessity for sloping roofs, as, away from the immediateproximity of the sea, it hardly ever rains in Egypt. Moreover,the natural conformation of the country had its influence uponthe creations of its…
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