 ... of fifty feet, above which the wall is raised about fourteen feet, to hide the shaft of the dome; in the four less sides, formed by cutting off the angle of the square, a double range of arches rises to the top ; but here, instead of raising the wall,...  Memoirs of a Cadet - Pagina 172door Albert Fenton - 1839 - 338 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1823 - 720 pagina’s
...doiilde range of arches rises to the top; uul here, instead of raising the wall, whose uniformity would destroy its beauty, a small pavilion, crowned by a...is raised at each great angle of the building, and fills up tlie hollow bosom of the shaft. The outside is beautifully inlaid with white marble ; the... | |
 | 1823 - 678 pagina’s
...rises to the top; but here, instead of raising the wall, whose uuifonnity would destroy its heauty, a small pavilion, crowned by a dome, is raised at each great angle of the building, and fills up the hollow bosom of the shaft. The outside is beautifully inlaid with white marble ; the plan... | |
 | George Augustus Addison - 1837 - 372 pagina’s
...arches rises to the top ; but here, instead of raising the wall,whose uniformity would thus destroyits beauty, a small pavilion, crowned by a dome, is raised...effect. The advantage of raising the shaft so high is displayed in the surprising lightness of appearance it gives to the whole building, which is more... | |
 | 1875 - 520 pagina’s
...double range of arches rises to the top ; but here, instead of raising the wall, whose uniformity would destroy its beauty, a small pavilion, crowned by a...is raised at each great angle of the building, and fills up the hollow bosom of the shaft. The outside is beautifully inlaid with white marble ; the plan... | |
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