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 58
me, visited the place andmade a plan which surpasses all others incorrectness, but so far as 1 can ascertain he madeno elevation or restoration. Chap. II. PSEUDO-HTP.ETHRAL TEMPLES. 43 any properly formed wooden roof, and there is no siiflScIent abutment for thearch. It would not have stood for one… … J il 1^ B jf 17.—Half Section and Half Elev.wion of the Temple at Baalbec. bility of its being so constructed is obvious, and some means must have been takenby the original architects to obviate the difficulty. The defect will be under-stood by an examination of the section (woodcut 16), the right…
Parthenon (Athens, Greece) · Temples · Lighting
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