Reber, Franz von, 1834-1919, Clarke, Joseph Thacher, d. 1920 · New York : Harper & Bros. · leaf 88
irst having been begunin the year 526, the latter soon after Justinians ascension to thethrone. A. D. 527. The ground-plan of S. Vitale {Fig. 30) is a regu- S. VITALE. 53 lar octagon, both in the central space, the dome of which is sup-ported upon eight piers, and in the surrounding passage. In… … Fig. 30.—Plan and Section of S. Vitale in Ravenna. which in later times became of such importance. The impost ofthe hemispherical cupola is thus very nearly circular. The roundbase of the dome is inscribed within the central octagon,—not with-out, as has been seen to be the case in the Temple of…
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