. Architecture, classic and early Christian . ROMAN. 151 ?\viJe, and had 54 columns supporting its roof, six onlyof which now remain erect. The height of these cohnnns,inchiding Lase and capital, is 75 ft., and their diameteris 7 ft. at base and about G ft. 6 in. at top; they areof the Corinthian order, and above them rises an ela-borately moulded entablature, 14 ft. in height. Each ofthe columns is composed of three stones only, secured bystrong iron cramps; and indeed one of the most strikingfeatures of this group of buildings is the colossal sizeof the stones used in their construction. The
. Architecture, classic and early Christian . ROMAN. 151 ?\viJe, and had 54 columns supporting its roof, six onlyof which now remain erect. The height of these cohnnns,inchiding Lase and capital, is 75 ft., and their diameteris 7 ft. at base and about G ft. 6 in. at top; they areof the Corinthian order, and above them rises an ela-borately moulded entablature, 14 ft. in height. Each ofthe columns is composed of three stones only, secured bystrong iron cramps; and indeed one of the most strikingfeatures of this group of buildings is the colossal sizeof the stones used in their construction. The quarriesfrom ?which these stones svere hewn are close at hand,and in them is one stone surpassing all the others inmagnitude, its dimensions being 68 ft. by 14 ft. 2 in. by13 ft. 11 in. It is difficult to imagine what means canhave existed for transporting so huge a mass, the Aveightof -which has been calculated at 1100 Fig. 127—GRnuND-rLAN of thk Temple of Vesta at Titoli. Other smaller temples exist in the vicinity, all of?whifh are lavishly decorated, but on the whole the
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