. The story of architecture: an outline of the styles in all countries. asts and men defied all ingenuity ofescape by massive masonry of Cyclopean thickness. Three tiers of arcades and superimposed orderswith engaged columns defined the three lower storiesin the usual sequence of Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian,while the fourth and top story carried pilasters. Brick, travertine, and marble were the materialsemployed, but notwithstanding their strength anddurability the building has been very much damaged, not only by earth-quakes, but the pilfer-ings of the popes andnobles of the MiddleAges. Than
. The story of architecture: an outline of the styles in all countries. asts and men defied all ingenuity ofescape by massive masonry of Cyclopean thickness. Three tiers of arcades and superimposed orderswith engaged columns defined the three lower storiesin the usual sequence of Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian,while the fourth and top story carried pilasters. Brick, travertine, and marble were the materialsemployed, but notwithstanding their strength anddurability the building has been very much damaged, not only by earth-quakes, but the pilfer-ings of the popes andnobles of the MiddleAges. Thanks, how-ever, to Pope Bene-dict XIV, the portionwhich is now standingwas rescued from fur-ther spoliation. Tombs and Basilicas. Tombs hold a posi-tion in Roman archi-tecture to a large ex-tent on account of their dissimilarity. Thus we have the Tuscan tumulus, like that ofHoratius Codes, the Tower of Cecilia Metella (), the Pyramid of Cams Cestius, and the Greektombs, always graceful and simple in composition,yet ever in good taste ; while family vaults, called. Fig. 78.—Tomb of Cecilia Metella. TOMBS AND BASILICAS. 217 columbaria, from their resemblance to dovecotes, werealso employed. Tombs, as a rule, were erected on the borders oflong avenues outside the city, as may be seen in Pom-
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