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 90
over the central aisle of theParthenon. It must therefore have been done for the same reason that the cellaat yEgina was reduced from 21 feet to 13 feet. It is also evident that it was toavoid the arcliitectural solecism of placing one pillar on the top of another—where there was no gallery—that… … 37.—Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bass.e. (From Cockerell.) immense improvement on what preceded. But the most instructive feature of theplan is the spacing of the piers. Nothing can be more inartistic than the modein which the inner piers—the southern ones—are thrust into the cella diagonally—the…
Parthenon (Athens, Greece) · Temples · Lighting
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