1000 Years of World Architecture: An Illustrated GuideThis volume is a guide to the main characteristics, movements and regional variants of a millennium of Western architecture, from the early Romanesque to the most recent contemporary trends. |
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Page 22
... built within the thickness of a wall at the height of the windows - was employed for the first time . But many other buildings , although in ruins , are representative of this evolution , presenting themes that proved of fundamental ...
... built within the thickness of a wall at the height of the windows - was employed for the first time . But many other buildings , although in ruins , are representative of this evolution , presenting themes that proved of fundamental ...
Page 68
... built by the Romans were no longer adequate to support the increased circulation of people and goods in the countryside and around cities and were often in a poor state of repair . Work began to replace them with new stone bridges , and ...
... built by the Romans were no longer adequate to support the increased circulation of people and goods in the countryside and around cities and were often in a poor state of repair . Work began to replace them with new stone bridges , and ...
Page 69
... Built of red brick with a central Greek - cross plan , it is composed of a central tower and four corner towers and was built to symbolize the recent conversion of the country to Christianity . Atop every polygonal apse rises a powerful ...
... Built of red brick with a central Greek - cross plan , it is composed of a central tower and four corner towers and was built to symbolize the recent conversion of the country to Christianity . Atop every polygonal apse rises a powerful ...
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