The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-01

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| Inc cotnei-stont OF 'Hc 1P-'o, ""' ''''
| August Is. i's'. AT lhIt tulr '"'i wa
scarcely q piOllf 7ioA'l 'i'i'i.- '..
where n the nlleu St",'s ~
| when the bNIu'.s vi cue No. 3..,,-,
! capitol 81 ""-''''s''" ""'
o.. On l'sl. ,,,.,.... g.
Mr. JcffersCn. WHO va MINIS.
Franco in l'N5' leatHlHs '1"l q '~i-'o'
to De BUILT for NngNia' ana le'i.''s va
a pu''a l.l.,rl m.Ei ~ ,5o SAFE offered his
/ taste in the selection OF d ues's," We 90,
! know what a great 1dnlii'r OF ''a
architecture he had become So '1 ~ lo'
I at an surprising that he should suEs' St ID
| Roman temple. or the temples pu", ~.
! the Romans in france tic oi'i9 o-it 1i''t
has come down 20 u.s. perlectS preserved
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| the 'Maison Caiice.' il was 'nis ina.
he took ass thc model for our Cdpl'ol aHu
| by comparing the t"0 Dui'u'"5' '''
| similarity wil De seen ar once
| The capitol is four or i've tunes as
] large as the temple at Nism's' ana iAeI'
/ are many oth1r differences 'nal Were
necessarily introduced TO meet tle ''hui-
lions existing here. or course the ar
rangement OF the interior into rooms lo9-
| bies. staircases, &c.had 20 be planned,
ana windows put in. Tho temple go
| Nismcs consists OF only one large room
with the portico al me rohl emu. !, 7
built entirety OF Wn'.e s'o"e or iti"'''
ana ls oi ."r 70. '''''''N W. .,'
| tpre' mat is, It's columns nave iO.,'.11
| capitals ol aeanthus lelNes "hd Huteu
shafts. The "engaged' columns th-I
| form part OF the exterior walls are round
| ed and futed like OF those or inc portlco'
| and the frieze IS decorated with rich cary
! ing all around the building.
sONtD DEFrc,rS
The necessary skilled workmen 10 carve
| friezes and cor.nthian capitals were not
! 20 be had here when the Capitol was built
| Instead OF marble brick had 20 be used,
| and the columns OF tho portico had % be
built OF that material and not futed at