Notes and sketches of an architect taken during a journey in the northwest of Europe; (1877)
Narjoux, Félix, Peto, John Frederick, 1854-1907 · Boston, J. R. Osgood · leaf 234
e country-house, the ground-plan of which we give in Fig.124, is honored with the name of a chateau. The ground-planis rather wanting in regularity. The taste and wishes of theproprietor have perhaps influenced the architect, Mons. Oppler,and interfered with his plans, for we have seen many of… … Fig. 123. — View of the Facade. sponds with wants very different from our own, and on this ac-count loses much of its interest to us. As to the fagades (Fig. 230 GERMANY. 125), they have too strong a Teutonic character to please us;there is too great a desire for novelty. One cannot imaginewhat…
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