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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... ornamented with a portico , of four Ionic columns in front , and a projecting screen with three columns . The outer intercolumniation is for car- riages ; the middle space is the entrance for visitors who come on foot ; the steps from ...
... ornamented with a portico , of four Ionic columns in front , and a projecting screen with three columns . The outer intercolumniation is for car- riages ; the middle space is the entrance for visitors who come on foot ; the steps from ...
Strana 116
... ornamented marbles , supported by four marble columns ; the walls , niches , and floors , are also of marble , finely polished , the floor being richly tesselated . This is the grand entrance for the General Post Office department . The ...
... ornamented marbles , supported by four marble columns ; the walls , niches , and floors , are also of marble , finely polished , the floor being richly tesselated . This is the grand entrance for the General Post Office department . The ...
Strana 124
... ornamented by a figure of the American eagle , carved in sandstone , by Signor Franzoni ; the opposite frieze was also decorated with figures by the same artist , representing Agriculture , Commerce , Art , 124 WASHINGTON DESCRIBED .
... ornamented by a figure of the American eagle , carved in sandstone , by Signor Franzoni ; the opposite frieze was also decorated with figures by the same artist , representing Agriculture , Commerce , Art , 124 WASHINGTON DESCRIBED .
Strana 135
... decorated with eight paintings on canvas , each eighteen feet in length by twelve in height . Four of them are by the hand of ... ornamented with panels of arabesque in bas - relief . Four alternate panels THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT . 135.
... decorated with eight paintings on canvas , each eighteen feet in length by twelve in height . Four of them are by the hand of ... ornamented with panels of arabesque in bas - relief . Four alternate panels THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT . 135.
Strana 137
... ornamented in the richest style with foliage , pendants , and drops . The hall is surrounded by a gallery capable of seating one thousand persons . A portion of the gallery , over the chair of the Vice - President , is ap- propriated to ...
... ornamented in the richest style with foliage , pendants , and drops . The hall is surrounded by a gallery capable of seating one thousand persons . A portion of the gallery , over the chair of the Vice - President , is ap- propriated to ...
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