The story of architecture: an outline of the styles in all countries (1896)
Mathews, Charles Thompson, 1863- · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 155
n). This he carried out on a scale of gorgeoussplendour sufficient to awe the world even in thatimperial day (Fig. 34). Not until the reign of Nero was the work com-pleted, and then only enjoyed six years of life before 132 ASSYRIAN STYLE AND WESTERN ASIA. it was entirely razed to the ground by… … Fig. 34.—Temple at Jerusalem. of the feast, the spirit of Judcea was broken, and withit perished Syrian art; for the slight plucking up ofcourage in the time of the Emperor Julian had noeffect upon architecture, and when building art re-vived again it was in a new form and under the Mo-hammedan…
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