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The Alhambra Court in the Crystal Palace (1854)

Jones, Owen, 1809-1874 · London : Crystal Palace Library and Bradbury & Evans · leaf 65

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63 PIERCED WORK. Court of the Lions of the Casa Beal. The construction is remarkable for its simplicity. Over the columns, which are in marble, are brick piers, carrying narrow … arches ; on these tiles are placed diagonally, running through the thickness of the wall ; a breast-summer of timber supports the weight above. Against the tiles are attached the perforated plaster Pierced ornaments, which give a singularly light appearance to ^^ents the arches ; and by admitting…

Alhambra (Granada, Spain) · Crystal Palace (Sydenham, London, England) · Islamic architecture -- Exhibitions · Exhibition buildings -- England -- London · Arkitektur -- Spanien

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