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Page 416
... arcades , which are surmounted by a secondary arcade half the height of the lower . This is the first of many examples of the use of superimposed arcades to give greater height to a mosque interior . Despite the clearly Romano ...
... arcades , which are surmounted by a secondary arcade half the height of the lower . This is the first of many examples of the use of superimposed arcades to give greater height to a mosque interior . Despite the clearly Romano ...
Page 424
... arcades of two - centred arches , carried on Corinthian colonnades tied transversely and longitudinally with wooden tie - beams , and run- ning parallel to the kibla wall in all cases , except for the arcades on either side of the ...
... arcades of two - centred arches , carried on Corinthian colonnades tied transversely and longitudinally with wooden tie - beams , and run- ning parallel to the kibla wall in all cases , except for the arcades on either side of the ...
Page 533
... arcades . Other Leónese Mozarabic churches of importance include Santiago de Peñ- alba ( 919 ) , which has a nave of two bays , with a lobed dome over the eastern one , lobed vaults over both eastern and western apses , and barrel ...
... arcades . Other Leónese Mozarabic churches of importance include Santiago de Peñ- alba ( 919 ) , which has a nave of two bays , with a lobed dome over the eastern one , lobed vaults over both eastern and western apses , and barrel ...
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Architecture in the Ancient Near East | 47 |
Architecture in India and Pakistan | 86 |
Architecture in Sri Lanka | 109 |
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