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Architecture
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
WHAT ARCHITECTURE IS—MATERIALS EMPLOYED—DEFINITION OF DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF THE TWO MAIN STYLES, TRABEATED AND ARCUATED
ARCHITECTURE
CHAPTER I
EGYPTIAN, ASIATIC, AND EARLY AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE
CHAPTER II
GREEK ARCHITECTURE
CHAPTER III
ROMAN ARCHITECTURE
CHAPTER IV
EARLY CHRISTIAN ARCHITECTURE
CHAPTER V
BYZANTINE AND SARACENIC ARCHITECTURE
CHAPTER VI
ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
CHAPTER VII
ANGLO-SAXON AND ANGLO-NORMAN ARCHITECTURE
CHAPTER VIII
GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE IN EUROPE
CHAPTER IX
GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE IN GREAT BRITAIN
CHAPTER X
RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE IN EUROPE
CHAPTER XI
RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE IN GREAT BRITAIN
INDEX
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Plan of Greek Temple
The Greeks, though they were doubtless acquainted with the arch, the dome, and the tower, refrained as a general rule from using them, probably because they considered them unsuitable to the topographical and climatic conditions that prevailed in their native land. They achieved their highest results by means of correctness of proportion and dignity of outline, giving far more attention to the exterior than to the interior of their buildings, and in this respect differing greatly from the Egyptians, who endeavoured to impress the spectator chiefly by the vast extent and massiveness of their temples and palaces.
