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... designs by Philibert Delorme and Jean Bullant . It is , however , recorded by Delorme , that Catherine herself was the principal architect . The original building consisted of the central pavilion , the two adjoining wings , and the ...
... designs by Philibert Delorme and Jean Bullant . It is , however , recorded by Delorme , that Catherine herself was the principal architect . The original building consisted of the central pavilion , the two adjoining wings , and the ...
Page 56
... designs were by Percier and Fontaine . It is built in imitation of the Arch of Septimus Severus at Rome , and is most rich in its detail , but loses in effect by the vast- ness of all around it . It comprises three arches facing the ...
... designs were by Percier and Fontaine . It is built in imitation of the Arch of Septimus Severus at Rome , and is most rich in its detail , but loses in effect by the vast- ness of all around it . It comprises three arches facing the ...
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... designs by Claude Perrault , consists of a basement story similar to that of the eastern front , on which rises a range of fifty Corinthian pilasters , harmo- nizing completely with the colonnade beside it ; a bas relief by Frontin ...
... designs by Claude Perrault , consists of a basement story similar to that of the eastern front , on which rises a range of fifty Corinthian pilasters , harmo- nizing completely with the colonnade beside it ; a bas relief by Frontin ...
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... designs by Jacques Desbrosses , and upon the model of the Palais Pitti at Florence . Numerous have been its subsequent masters , all and each of whom have assigned it a different name ; but still through every change the public persists ...
... designs by Jacques Desbrosses , and upon the model of the Palais Pitti at Florence . Numerous have been its subsequent masters , all and each of whom have assigned it a different name ; but still through every change the public persists ...
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... designs of Girardini , an Italian artist . It was one of the first mansions plundered at the breaking out of the great Revolution , and it remained unoccupied till 1795 , when , having been declared national property , it was chosen for ...
... designs of Girardini , an Italian artist . It was one of the first mansions plundered at the breaking out of the great Revolution , and it remained unoccupied till 1795 , when , having been declared national property , it was chosen for ...
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