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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... located in the heart of the residential quarter of the capital , the Marais - and Place Dauphine , located on the tip of the Ile de la Cité . The strictly geo- metric arrangement of Place Royale became the pro- totype for similar urban ...
... located in the heart of the residential quarter of the capital , the Marais - and Place Dauphine , located on the tip of the Ile de la Cité . The strictly geo- metric arrangement of Place Royale became the pro- totype for similar urban ...
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... located on the exterior of the façade with an open portico . Nave : the longitudinal area of a church lead- ing from the entrance to the altar , usually flanked by rows of columns or piers . The nave is usually flanked by aisles that ...
... located on the exterior of the façade with an open portico . Nave : the longitudinal area of a church lead- ing from the entrance to the altar , usually flanked by rows of columns or piers . The nave is usually flanked by aisles that ...
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... located at the centre of the façade of a Romanesque or Gothic church . Rustication : the working of a stone surface to make it rough . Sacellum : from the Latin sacrum , ' sacred enclosure ' , a small votive chapel , thus any small ...
... located at the centre of the façade of a Romanesque or Gothic church . Rustication : the working of a stone surface to make it rough . Sacellum : from the Latin sacrum , ' sacred enclosure ' , a small votive chapel , thus any small ...
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