The story of architecture: an outline of the styles in all countries (1896)
Mathews, Charles Thompson, 1863- · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 165
uch huge blocks thatthe Greeks attributedthem to the Cyclopes ormythical giants of Proteus. Hence the term Cyclo-pean has now come to be applied to all massivemasonry of similar character. The cities and strongholds of this race in Greeceware usually well fortified citadels occupying loftyrocky… … FlG. 41.—Doorway of Cyclopean period. CYCLOPEAN MASONRY. 143 tures called treasuries still exist, and are built of thehuge stones above mentioned. The walls averagetwenty-five feet in thickness, are laid up dry withoutcement, and are pierced at intervals with triangular
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