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 125
... walls of the central portion of the Capitol are constructed , was procured from an island in Acquia Creek , in Virginia . The island was purchased by the Government , in 1791 , for $ 6,000 , for the use of the quarry . The two halls of ...
... walls of the central portion of the Capitol are constructed , was procured from an island in Acquia Creek , in Virginia . The island was purchased by the Government , in 1791 , for $ 6,000 , for the use of the quarry . The two halls of ...
Strana 127
... walls and arches , the domes and towers , the columns and entablatures now to be erected over it , may endure forever ! GOD SAVE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA . DANIEL WEBSTER , Secretary of State of the United States . Daniel Webster ...
... walls and arches , the domes and towers , the columns and entablatures now to be erected over it , may endure forever ! GOD SAVE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA . DANIEL WEBSTER , Secretary of State of the United States . Daniel Webster ...
Strana 133
... wall will be raised , with a deep recessed panel nine feet in height , to be filled with sculpture , forming a continuous frieze three hundred feet in length , of figures in alto - relievo . The subject to be the History of America ...
... wall will be raised , with a deep recessed panel nine feet in height , to be filled with sculpture , forming a continuous frieze three hundred feet in length , of figures in alto - relievo . The subject to be the History of America ...
Strana 135
... walls of the rotunda , between the pilasters be- low , are decorated with eight paintings on canvas , each eighteen ... wall above these paintings is ornamented with panels of arabesque in bas - relief . Four alternate panels THE ...
... walls of the rotunda , between the pilasters be- low , are decorated with eight paintings on canvas , each eighteen ... wall above these paintings is ornamented with panels of arabesque in bas - relief . Four alternate panels THE ...
Strana 136
... coupled fluted columns , with capitals beautifully foliated with acanthus and tobacco leaves . The walls of the vestibule are set with niches for statuary . The chamber itself is rectangular , and is 112 feet 136 DESCRIBED . WASHINGTON.
... coupled fluted columns , with capitals beautifully foliated with acanthus and tobacco leaves . The walls of the vestibule are set with niches for statuary . The chamber itself is rectangular , and is 112 feet 136 DESCRIBED . WASHINGTON.
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