. The imperial island; England's chronicle in stone;. same wood-cuts are used in both books. — Longman, Wm., A History of the Three Cathe-drals dedicated to St. Paul in London, etc., 8P, London, 1873. The woodcuts aremuch better than in the above. 1 The comparative size of the great modern domed churches is as follows inEnglish feet: — Area, Sup- Pro- Len. B ,dthportion, in. Dome, Diam- High, sq. ft. ports. high. eter. in. St. Peters, Rome, 227,069 59,308 0,261 669 442 432 139 146 St. Marys, Florence, 84,802 17,030 0,201 310 139 St. Pauls, London, 84,025 14,311 0,170 500 223 330 112 110 St. Ge
. The imperial island; England's chronicle in stone;. same wood-cuts are used in both books. — Longman, Wm., A History of the Three Cathe-drals dedicated to St. Paul in London, etc., 8P, London, 1873. The woodcuts aremuch better than in the above. 1 The comparative size of the great modern domed churches is as follows inEnglish feet: — Area, Sup- Pro- Len. B ,dthportion, in. Dome, Diam- High, sq. ft. ports. high. eter. in. St. Peters, Rome, 227,069 59,308 0,261 669 442 432 139 146 St. Marys, Florence, 84,802 17,030 0,201 310 139 St. Pauls, London, 84,025 14,311 0,170 500 223 330 112 110 St. Genevieve, Paris, 9,269 0,154 190 67 St. Isaacs, St. Petersburg, 68,845 18,301 305 166 71 98 Mediaeval (not domed) N. Dame, Paris, 64,108 Dome , Baths of Caracalla, 116 112 Reims, 67,475 Pantheon, Rome, 143 142 Chartres, 68,260 St. Sophia, Constantinople, 201 115 Amiens, 71,208 St. Mark, Venice, 190 75 Cologne, 81,464 Baptistry, Florence, 110 86 Milan, 107,782 Mad. della Salute, Venice, 133 70 Superga, Turin, 128 64 Invalides, Paris, 173 80.
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