Nineveh and Babylon; a narrative of a second expedition to Assyria during the years 1849, 1850, and 1851 (1867)
Layard, Austen Henry, Sir, 1817-1894 · London J. Murray · leaf 380
dawn tocanter into Baghdad. As the sun rose from the sea-likeplain, the great ruin of Ctesiphon appeared above the easternhorizon. The remains of this famous palace of the Persian XII.] PALACE OF CTESIPHON. zv kings have often been described. A vaulted hall, exceeding150 feet in depth and about 106… … Throne-room, Teheran. plan of most modern Persian houses, in which a great Iwan,or open hall for summer residence, is flanked by sleepingand other rooms, in two or three stories. The exterior ofthe palace of Ctesiphon is ornamented with pilasters, cor-nices, and arches of brickwork, now fast…
