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Temples, tombs, and monuments of ancient Greece and Rome. A description and a history of some of the most remarkable memorials of classical architecture (1871)

Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport), 1828-1891 · London, New York [etc.] T. Nelson and sons · leaf 265

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well opening the tomb of Charles I., by Delaroche ;Nero trying upon a slave the poison intended for hisbrother Britannicus, by Sigalon. 262 AM PHI THE A TRE A T NIMES. We turn now to the Amphitheatre {Les Arenes), avery well-preserved and interesting structure, larger thanthat of Verona in Italy,… … The Amphitheatre, Ntmes. of containing about 17,000 persons. It consists of twostories, each of 60 well-proportioned arches, with anattic above, and its total height externally is nearly 70feet. Its entrances, four in number, correspond to thecardinal points. At equal distances along the corniceof…

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