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 58
... vertical supports , which gave them a pow- erful rhythm particularly suitable to their monumental forms . The Upper ... vertical installation of volumes associated with a central - plan layout is here tempered by a layout hinged on the ...
... vertical supports , which gave them a pow- erful rhythm particularly suitable to their monumental forms . The Upper ... vertical installation of volumes associated with a central - plan layout is here tempered by a layout hinged on the ...
Page 298
... vertical height , made possible by the invention of the elevator , increased exponentially the use of the build- ing lot . The structure was made technically possible thanks to the use of a metal skeleton framework ; the framework also ...
... vertical height , made possible by the invention of the elevator , increased exponentially the use of the build- ing lot . The structure was made technically possible thanks to the use of a metal skeleton framework ; the framework also ...
Page 415
... vertical mem- bers . Mur épais : a gallery built within the thick- ness of a wall at the height of the windows . Narthex : the portico of an ancient church , especially with columns or pillars ; the vestibule of a church leading to the ...
... vertical mem- bers . Mur épais : a gallery built within the thick- ness of a wall at the height of the windows . Narthex : the portico of an ancient church , especially with columns or pillars ; the vestibule of a church leading to the ...
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