The story of architecture: an outline of the styles in all countries (1896)
Mathews, Charles Thompson, 1863- · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 162
I ii. 38.—Rock-cut Lycian tomb. Under tin- Sassanian kings, however, an Assyrianrenaissance took place, the most important elements ofwhich were Roman details and Assyrian construction. UNDER THE SASSANIAN KINGS. 139 The palaces Darbekr, Al Hadhr, Firouzabad, andTak Kesra are the best examples, and… … Fig. 39.—Isolated Lycian tomb. Of the Assyrian offshoots which flourished inPhoenicia, Cyprus, Carthage, and Asia Minor, so littlenow remains that true restoration is at best problem- 140 ASS)K/A.V STYLE AXD WESTERN ASIA. atical. Even the majority of Greek temples in theIonian cities can only tell…
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