The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General LiteratureWerner Company, 1895 |
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Page 12
... feet in length , with aisles completely surrounding it and giving access to the three great chapels of the choir . The west façade and those of the transept are of extreme richness . Each was surmounted by two towers , of which only one ...
... feet in length , with aisles completely surrounding it and giving access to the three great chapels of the choir . The west façade and those of the transept are of extreme richness . Each was surmounted by two towers , of which only one ...
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... feet . Extensive as the plains of Roumania are , 40 per cent . of the entire surface is more than a thousand feet above sea - level , while the greater part of the northern ( or Moldavian ) half of the crescent varies from 30 to 1000 feet ...
... feet . Extensive as the plains of Roumania are , 40 per cent . of the entire surface is more than a thousand feet above sea - level , while the greater part of the northern ( or Moldavian ) half of the crescent varies from 30 to 1000 feet ...
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... feet above the ground , and so only accessible by means of a ladder . The towers within are divided into several stories by two or more floors , usually of wood , but in some cases , as at Keneith ; of stone slightly arched . The access ...
... feet above the ground , and so only accessible by means of a ladder . The towers within are divided into several stories by two or more floors , usually of wood , but in some cases , as at Keneith ; of stone slightly arched . The access ...
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... feet in height . Then follows a list of sixty- seven gradually diminishing to 16 feet in height , of which the first ten ( all above 26 feet ) are in Brittany . As regards forin , these menhirs vary greatly . Some are cylindrical , as ...
... feet in height . Then follows a list of sixty- seven gradually diminishing to 16 feet in height , of which the first ten ( all above 26 feet ) are in Brittany . As regards forin , these menhirs vary greatly . Some are cylindrical , as ...
Page 52
... feet in diameter . Near the centre there is a fine monolith , one of several known to have formerly stood there . Of the same type is the Giant's Ring near Belfast , only the ring in this instance is made of earth , and it is consider ...
... feet in diameter . Near the centre there is a fine monolith , one of several known to have formerly stood there . Of the same type is the Giant's Ring near Belfast , only the ring in this instance is made of earth , and it is consider ...
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