The Roman Court (including the antique sculptures in the nave) erected in the Crystal Palace (1854)
Scharf, George, 1820-1895 · London (Eng.) : Crystal Palace Library and Bradbury & Evans · leaf 8
4 THE ROMAN COURT. Nineveh it was used as a grand architectural feature, and a power¬ ful means of producing combinations with other forms. Among all the architectural designs of the ancient Greeks, seen so abundantly in their small tombs, stelse, and cippi, the arch — even as a mere form — is… … Greek Cippus, with an arch introduced decoration for internal walls. The in it, from the Louvre. existing paintings of the baths of Titus and Livia, at Rome, lead to this conclusion. Their ceilings were divided into numerous little compartments of this kind, and not unfrequently niches were painted…
Crystal Palace (Sydenham, London, England) · Architecture, Roman -- Exhibitions · Sculpture, Roman -- Exhibitions · Exhibition buildings -- England -- London · Rome (Italy) · Italy -- Rome
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