A History of Architecture
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75 RAVENNA. THE MAUSOLEUM OF GALLA PLACIDIA. DRAWING OF THE EXTERIOR Imagine then the top of the pendentive dome to be sliced off horizontally at a point just above the crowns of the lateral arches caused by the vertical cuts. The result would be four spherical triangles or pendentives, segments of a sphere, the diameter of which would equal the diameter of the square below. On these a true dome could be placed, producing a dome on pendentives (Fig. 64).
The origin of the pendentive. The penden...tive was destined to become one of the most marked characteristics of Byzantine EARLY CHRISTIAN ARCHITECTURE 179 architecture. Though its origin is open to dispute, it must have been the logical outgrowth of the Persian vaults of light material without centering. The strong probability is that the architects of Anatolia, in close contact with the Orient, independently created this most important member.
Diffusion of Oriental influence in the West. Buildings at Ravenna. Through the influence of commerce and monas- ticism the fourth, fifth, and sixth centuries were marked by a widespread diffusion of Oriental influence in the West.
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75 RAVENNA. THE MAUSOLEUM OF GALLA PLACIDIA. DRAWING OF THE EXTERIOR Imagine then the top of the pendentive dome to be sliced off horizontally at a point just above the crowns of the lateral arches caused by the vertical cuts. The result would be four spherical triangles or pendentives, segments of a sphere, the diameter of which would equal the diameter of the square below. On these a true dome could be placed, producing a dome on pendentives (Fig. 64).
The origin of the pendentive. The penden...tive was destined to become one of the most marked characteristics of Byzantine EARLY CHRISTIAN ARCHITECTURE 179 architecture. Though its origin is open to dispute, it must have been the logical outgrowth of the Persian vaults of light material without centering. The strong probability is that the architects of Anatolia, in close contact with the Orient, independently created this most important member.
Diffusion of Oriental influence in the West. Buildings at Ravenna. Through the influence of commerce and monas- ticism the fourth, fifth, and sixth centuries were marked by a widespread diffusion of Oriental influence in the West.
What to read after A History of Architecture?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Fiske Kimball to read onlineMoreLess
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