. Architecture, classic and early Christian . t Fig. 128.—Corinthian Oeder from the Temple of Vesta at Tivoli. nOMAX. 153 ornamentation slio\vs nu oxuberanco of detail whichsomewhat olienJs a critical artistic taste. Circular temples were an elegant variety, which seems. Fig. 129 The Temple of Vesta at Tivoii. Plan (looking dD akd Section Of PAKI OP THE PERliTlLE. to have been originated by the Eomaiis, and of whichtwo well-known examples remain—the Temples of Vestaat Eome and at Tivoii. The columns of the temple 154 CLASSIC ARCIIITECrUllE. at Tivoli (Fig. 128) form a well-known and pleasingva
. Architecture, classic and early Christian . t Fig. 128.—Corinthian Oeder from the Temple of Vesta at Tivoli. nOMAX. 153 ornamentation slio\vs nu oxuberanco of detail whichsomewhat olienJs a critical artistic taste. Circular temples were an elegant variety, which seems. Fig. 129 The Temple of Vesta at Tivoii. Plan (looking dD akd Section Of PAKI OP THE PERliTlLE. to have been originated by the Eomaiis, and of whichtwo well-known examples remain—the Temples of Vestaat Eome and at Tivoii. The columns of the temple 154 CLASSIC ARCIIITECrUllE. at Tivoli (Fig. 128) form a well-known and pleasingvariety of the Corintliian order, and the circular formof the building as shown on the plan (Fig. 127) givesexcellent opportunities for good decorative treatment,as may be judged of by the enlarged diagram of partof the ijcristyle (Fig. 129). BasUiccLs. Among the most remarkable of the public buildings ofEoman times, both in the mother-city and in the provinces,were the Basilicas or Halls of Justice, which Avere alsoused as commercial exchanges. It is also believed thatBasilicas existed in some Greek cities, but no clue to theirstructural arrangements exists, and whence originated theidea of the plan of these buildings we are unable to state;their striking simila
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