The story of architecture: an outline of the styles in all countries (1896)
Mathews, Charles Thompson, 1863- · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 197
beautifulhigh ways of the ancient world.The monument of Lysi-crates (Fig. 60, Plate XXI) isa small circular building ofthe Corinthian order, restingon a high platform composedentirely of pure Pentelic mar-ble. The slabs between thecolumns as well as the col-umns themselves are eachhewn from a… … FlG. 60.— 1 lit - Choragic monu-ment of Lvsiciatesat Athens. THE THEATRE OF DIONYSUS. 175 raison detre of the whole structure by telling that itwas dedicated after the success of the choir of Lysi-crates at the Olympian contest of 375 B. c. It is customary to accuse the Corinthian order ofbeing-…
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