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The Parthenon; an essay on the mode by which light was introduced into Greek and Roman temples (1883)

Fergusson, James, 1808-1886 · London, J. Murray · leaf 49

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h face, and there may have beenmany others so treated. With this most probable rectification we have instead ofthe wide-spaced octastyle portico on the west, a reasonable one of nine pillars onthe east, the central five being spaced as nearly as possible 10 feet apart, fromcentre to centre, which… … nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnDnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnBnnHnnnnnnn n n 10.—Diagram showikg the Areakgement op tue 127 Columns of the Temple at Ephescs. Assuming this porch to have been composed of three rows of pillars it gives thetwenty-seven we are looking for (3 times 9 = 27). For the remaining 100 we haveonly to add…

Parthenon (Athens, Greece) · Temples · Lighting

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