How to Study Architecture
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The book sets out to trace the evolution of architecture as both a product and an expression of successive phases of civilisation. The Teocalli of Guatusco in Costa Rica is described as a stepped, truncated masonry pyramid supporting a temple on its upper platform. The architectural discussion describes builders as intent on vaulting, while local conditions influenced builders in the south.
The account of Provence identifies classical influence in architectural details and vaulting of the old Roman kind. The glossary defines a mezzanine as a low story placed between two higher stories. The glossary describes a minaret as a tall, slender tower attached to a mosque, with a balcony from which people are summoned to prayer.
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- Author
- Charles H. Caffin
- Reading time
- About 9 hours
- Pages
- 708
- Language
- English
- Genre
- History
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