Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster), 1855-1926 · New York [etc.] Longmans, Green, and co. · leaf 328
ernally dwarfed by itscolossal scale the vast dimensions of the edifice. Un-fortunately in 1606 C. Maderna was employed by Paul V, tolengthen the nave by two bays, destroying the proportionsof the whole, and hiding the dome from view on a near ap-proach. The present tasteless fagade was… … xoon FIG. 170.—PLAN OF ST. PETER S, ROME, ASNOW STANDING. The portion below the line A, B, and theside chapels, C, D, were added by Maderna.The remainder represents Michael Angelosplan. 296 HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE. church in existence, and in many respects is architecturallyworthy of its…
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