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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Strana 117
... entablature which girds the entire work . The portico is supported by an arcade , which furnishes the most ample convenience for the delivery of letters to the public . The columns of this portico are each of them formed of a sin- gle ...
... entablature which girds the entire work . The portico is supported by an arcade , which furnishes the most ample convenience for the delivery of letters to the public . The columns of this portico are each of them formed of a sin- gle ...
Strana 124
... entablature being of wood stuccoed , and the capitals of plaster . The staircases were also of wood . On September 19 , 1808 , the centre of the vault of the old room of the Supreme Court was removed , when the arch gave way , carrying ...
... entablature being of wood stuccoed , and the capitals of plaster . The staircases were also of wood . On September 19 , 1808 , the centre of the vault of the old room of the Supreme Court was removed , when the arch gave way , carrying ...
Strana 129
... entablature and beautiful frieze , and the whole is surmounted by a marble balustrade . The main entrances are by the three eastern porticoes , being made easy of access by broad flights of stone steps with massive cheek - blocks , and ...
... entablature and beautiful frieze , and the whole is surmounted by a marble balustrade . The main entrances are by the three eastern porticoes , being made easy of access by broad flights of stone steps with massive cheek - blocks , and ...
Strana 130
... 27 feet in height , resting upon an octagonal base or stylobate , which it- self is 93 feet above the basement floor . The top of the entablature of the peristyle is at the height of. APEX O F THE DOME . 130 WASHINGTON DESCRIBED .
... 27 feet in height , resting upon an octagonal base or stylobate , which it- self is 93 feet above the basement floor . The top of the entablature of the peristyle is at the height of. APEX O F THE DOME . 130 WASHINGTON DESCRIBED .
Strana 131
... entablature of the peristyle is at the height of 127 feet above the basement floor . From this entablature springs an attic 44 feet in height and 108 feet in dia- meter ; and from the cornice of the attic , the great dome , of a semi ...
... entablature of the peristyle is at the height of 127 feet above the basement floor . From this entablature springs an attic 44 feet in height and 108 feet in dia- meter ; and from the cornice of the attic , the great dome , of a semi ...
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