Philp's Washington Described: A Complete View of the American Capital, and the District of Columbia, with Many Notices, Historical, Topographical, and Scientific, of the Seat of GovernmentWilliam D'Arcy Haley S. Low, 1861 - Počet stran: 239 |
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... inches , the larger portion falling in the Summer months . The range of the barometer is nearly or quite two inches . Vegetation seems to proceed all Winter , and the migratory birds return about the first of April . Fair days are the ...
... inches , the larger portion falling in the Summer months . The range of the barometer is nearly or quite two inches . Vegetation seems to proceed all Winter , and the migratory birds return about the first of April . Fair days are the ...
Strana 104
... inches in height , divided into three stories of rooms , including the model- room , which occupies the whole upper floor , making in reality four saloons , in beauty unequaled by any apart- ment in the world , the total length of the ...
... inches in height , divided into three stories of rooms , including the model- room , which occupies the whole upper floor , making in reality four saloons , in beauty unequaled by any apart- ment in the world , the total length of the ...
Strana 127
... inches wide inclusive of their outside colonnades . Each wing is 142 feet 8 inches in front , on the east , by 238 feet 10 inches in depth , exclusive of the porticoes and steps . The porticoes fronting the east have each twenty - two ...
... inches wide inclusive of their outside colonnades . Each wing is 142 feet 8 inches in front , on the east , by 238 feet 10 inches in depth , exclusive of the porticoes and steps . The porticoes fronting the east have each twenty - two ...
Strana 129
... inches , and the greatest depth , including porticoes and steps , is 324 feet . The ground actually covered by the building , exclusive of the court - yards , is 153,112 square feet , or 652 feet over three and a half acres . The ...
... inches , and the greatest depth , including porticoes and steps , is 324 feet . The ground actually covered by the building , exclusive of the court - yards , is 153,112 square feet , or 652 feet over three and a half acres . The ...
Strana 131
... inches in height , rising to the height of 300 feet above the basement floor of the building . Architectural Sculpture . - The tympanum of the central pediment of the capitol is decorated with a group sculp- tured in alto - relievo ...
... inches in height , rising to the height of 300 feet above the basement floor of the building . Architectural Sculpture . - The tympanum of the central pediment of the capitol is decorated with a group sculp- tured in alto - relievo ...
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