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The story of architecture: an outline of the styles in all countries (1896)

Mathews, Charles Thompson, 1863- · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 229

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r, and the spoils of aconquered world flowed into Rome, these resortsgrew more and more luxurious until, under the em-perors, we find them not only containing all the ap-pointments of modern Turkish and Russian baths, 206 ETRURIA AND ROME. but libraries, picture galleries, gymnasia, administra-tive… … FlG. 73.—The Pantheon, restored by Palhulio. held the subordinate position of decoration. Vet theprice of admission to all these delights was only atrifle over a quarter of a cent in our money, and sowithin the reach of every one. Concerning the external architecture of the Romanbaths, we know but…

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