 | John Murray (Firm) - 1854 - 492 pàgines
...each independent building, but it also obviates the dry uniformity of too many parallel lines, and produces exquisite varieties of light and shade. One...instances of this latter effect is in the Temple of Victory without Wings. The facade of this temple and the pedestal of Agrippa remain in shade for a... | |
 | Demosthenes - 1859 - 630 pàgines
...and Appendix XV. See also a view of it in Dr. Smith's Hist, of Greece, 216.) (p. 4) observes thus : " Except the Propylaea and Parthenon, which •were...instances of this latter effect is in the Temple of Nike Ápteros, in front of the 8. wing of the Propylaea. The facade of this temple and the pedestal of Agrippa... | |
 | Demosthenes - 1859 - 654 pàgines
...of parallelism amongst the buildings of the Acropolis, on which Mr. Penrose (p. 4) observes thus : " Except the Propylaea and Parthenon, which were perhaps...instances of this latter effect is in the Temple of Nike Ápteros, in front of the s. wing of the Propylaea. The façade of this temple and the pedestal of... | |
 | William Henry Goodyear - 1912 - 264 pàgines
...remarkable absence of parallelism among the several buildings. Except the Propylaea and the Parthenon, ... no two are parallel. This asymmetria is productive...in front of the southern wing of the Propylaea. The façade of this temple and the pedestal of Agrippa, which is opposite to it, remain in shade for a... | |
 | William Henry Goodyear - 1912 - 264 pàgines
...absence of parallelism among the several buildings. Except the Propykea and the Parthenon, ... no two arc parallel. This asymmetria. is productive of very great...Nike Apteros in front of the southern wing of the Propykea. The fagade of this temple and the pedestal of Agrippa, which is opposite to it, remain in... | |
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Parthenon, ... no two are parallel. This asymmetria is productive of very great beauty; for it not only obviates the dry uniformity of too many parallel lines, but also produces exquisite varieties of light and shade. 