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Inigo Jones and Wren; or, The rise and decline of modern architecture in England (1893)

Loftie, William John, 1839-1911 · London, Rivington, Percival · leaf 284

An illustration from Inigo Jones and Wren; or, The rise and decline of modern architecture in England, 1893, leaf 284 — e cast in terra-cotta. In addition to the deplorable effect thusproduced, the tower was designed and arranged so as to spoilthe one good feature, namely the portico. It rises to a heightof 157 feet, and is constructed of a series of temples piled one onthe top of the other, each octagonal and… … SECTION, CHISWICK. 1)V BURLINGTON. 2 M

Jones, Inigo, 1573-1652 · Wren, Christopher, Sir, 1632-1723 · Architecture -- England History

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