Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster), 1855-1926 · New York [etc.] Longmans, Green, and co. · leaf 185
s, and the graceful forms of the pointed arches,with alternating voussoirs of white and black marble, areartistic in a high degree. The minarets are, however, in- 152 HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE. ferior to those of Indian, Persian, and Arabic art, thoughgraceful in their proportions. Nearly all the… … FIG. 88.—EXTERIOR AHMEDIVEH MOSQUE. vorite wife of Soliman the Magnificent (1553), is the mostbeautiful of all, and perhaps the most perfect gem of Turk-ish architecture, with its elegant arcade surrounding theoctaeonal domical mausoleum-chamber. The monumentalfountains of Constantinople also…
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