Notes and sketches of an architect taken during a journey in the northwest of Europe; (1877)
Narjoux, Felix, 1836-1891 · Boston : J. R. Osgood · leaf 128
ncentric with the former, and having the form of a funnel,from which the water descends into a large opening in the cen-tral pier, which is placed in the middle of the building to supportthe beams of the timber-work. This combination has the two-fold advantage of lessening the height, which would… … Fig. 75. — Ofllces of Inspector of Weights and Measures, Amsterdam. On the fish-market square, Viscli-markt, we noticed a massivebuilding of extraordinary appearance, with many projections.It is not now applied to any especial purpose, but was con-structed in the fourteenth century to contain the…
Architecture
Internet Archive · California Digital Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
