The World's Greatest Architecture: Past and PresentBarnes & Noble Books, by arrangement with Regency House Publishing Limited, 2002 - Architecture - 447 pages |
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Past and Present D. M. Field. Theatre , Epidaurus Most Greek theatres were radically changed in later times : the large theatre at Epidaurus is the best surviving example that retains its original form , though it has been considerably ...
Past and Present D. M. Field. Theatre , Epidaurus Most Greek theatres were radically changed in later times : the large theatre at Epidaurus is the best surviving example that retains its original form , though it has been considerably ...
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... theatre looked like , and provided the basis for the works of theatre designers such as Sebastiano Serlio ( 1475-1554 ) . The Teatro Olimpico at Vicenza was one of the first permanent theatres . It opened in 1585 with a production of ...
... theatre looked like , and provided the basis for the works of theatre designers such as Sebastiano Serlio ( 1475-1554 ) . The Teatro Olimpico at Vicenza was one of the first permanent theatres . It opened in 1585 with a production of ...
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... theatre , it soon became an international attraction . Predominantly , however , the Rockefeller Center was a commercial venture , sponsored by John D. Rockefeller Jnr , and the chief ingredients of the ensemble are office blocks . The ...
... theatre , it soon became an international attraction . Predominantly , however , the Rockefeller Center was a commercial venture , sponsored by John D. Rockefeller Jnr , and the chief ingredients of the ensemble are office blocks . The ...
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The Classical World Islam | 28 |
Renaissance to Baroque Glossary | 124 |
Baroque to Revivalism Index | 180 |
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