The Enjoyment of Architecture

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19. Note the careful "axing" of all the im- portant corridors, etc., and in the plate note the value of the main axis in making an impressive interior.
rotunda of the Missouri State Capitol,* and then at the plan. Here, interior impressiveness has been sought and effectively achieved and * See the Plate opposite this page.
■■ ' I missouri state capitol, jefferson city, missouri (state stairway) Compare this with the plan, and notice how the planning of State Stairway, Rotunda, and Library produ
...ces a composed and impressive view.
PLANNING 237 the plan is well arranged, accessible, clear, and monumental, befitting the Capitol's purpose and dignity.
Imagine, then, the architect who is planning a building to have embodied in his plan all the foregoing principles. He has decided which are his most important rooms, and placed them in the most important positions, and he has de- cided on the axes which they determine. He must now begin to study the plan in more detail, so that each portion of the building shall be fitted to perform its purpose in the best and simplest way.


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