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... pyramids themselves . The evolution of the first of these , the step pyramid of Zoser , is quickly revealed by a cross section cut from east to west . Lauer suggests six stages in its development , starting with an unusually large ...
... pyramids themselves . The evolution of the first of these , the step pyramid of Zoser , is quickly revealed by a cross section cut from east to west . Lauer suggests six stages in its development , starting with an unusually large ...
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... pyramid . " The burial rites have changed enormously . Perhaps the body of the king is borne across the Nile or carried to the valley temple ( which is not always near the river ) for some preparatory rites , even the embalming . It is ...
... pyramid . " The burial rites have changed enormously . Perhaps the body of the king is borne across the Nile or carried to the valley temple ( which is not always near the river ) for some preparatory rites , even the embalming . It is ...
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... pyramids did not usu- ally come even close to the absolute size of the great Egyptian pyramids , which , it may be recalled , were 850 feet on a side and 450 feet high . A typical Mexican pyramid , such as El Castillo at Chichen Itzá ...
... pyramids did not usu- ally come even close to the absolute size of the great Egyptian pyramids , which , it may be recalled , were 850 feet on a side and 450 feet high . A typical Mexican pyramid , such as El Castillo at Chichen Itzá ...
Contents
Chapter Three ARCHITECTURAL TRAVEL WITH PARTICULAR | 35 |
Chapter Six THE ARCHITECTURE OF STONE | 151 |
English Features | 417 |
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The Genius in the Design: Bernini, Borromini, and the Rivalry That ... Jake Morrissey,J. P. Morrissey No preview available - 2005 |