Chapter 10

Sphinx,13Spires,98Staircase of temple of Diana (Ephesus),60Staircases of Persepolis,36Statue of Bavaria,176Statues of the Escurial,149,150Street of the Tripods,68Suphis.SeeCheopsSusa, palace of,34Sutri,72Syene, granite of, in pyramids,4Symbol of Order of the Garter,89Symbolism of Gothic ornament,107,108Tacitus,134Tapestries of Escurial,149Temple;of Karnak,13;of Luxor,13;of Denderah,17;of Philæ,17;influenced by Egypt, in building,17;of Birs-i-Nimrud,32;of Jerusalem,44,45;earliest style of, in Greece,48;of Athena at Priene,55;of Diana at Ephesus,60,and Praxiteles,60,61,and Theodosius I. (Emperor),61,burned by Goths,61,robbed by Nero,61;the Erechtheium as a,65;of Vesta,89Temple Court of palace of Khorsabad,27Temples;of Babylon,30;of Rome,76;in the Court of the Lions,130Tenia,52Thais,34Theatres;of Rome,80;list of most important,179Thebes;"Tombs of the Kings" near,7;grandeur of ruins of,7,8Theodolinda;90;iron crown of,92Theodosius I., and temple of Diana,61and St. Paul's without the Walls,88Theresa, Queen of Louis I. of Bavaria,176Theresienhöhe,177Thermæ,80Titus, arch of,82Tomb;of Seti I.,7;of Cyrus,42,43;of Darius,43;of Mausolus,69,70;of Hadrian,84Tombs;at Beni-Hassan,5;near Pyramids,5;"of the kings," near Thebes,7;Persian,42;exploration of Persian,43;Etruscan,73;of Rome,83–86Toscanelli,138Tower;of Birs-i-Nimrud,32;of Giotto,112Towers;of Babylonish temples,31;in Gothic architecture,98;of Italy, in Middle Ages,111;of Westminster Abbey,168(andseeCampanile)Trajan;basilica of,79;and arch of Beneventum,82Triglyphs,53Trinity Church;Paris,160;Boston,188;New York,188Tripod,68Trojan war,47Troy, Schliemann's discoveries at,48Tudor age, Gothic style in,170Tumuli,73Tuscan order,75,76Ula, the,126United States;capitols of,181;first buildings of,181;classic architecture and,182;cella divided in,182;characteristic types of edifices in,188University of Munich,177Valentinian II.,88Valladolid, cathedral of,146Van Rensselaer homestead,184Vatican compared with palace-temple,8Venice, architecture of,114Versailles, palace of,162Vesta, temple of,89Vignon,160Villa Borghese, palace of,81Walhalla,178,179Walls;of Nineveh,21;of Babylon,29War office (Munich),177Wartburg, castle on,109Washington (U. S.), national capitol at,182Washington, George, and national capital,182Wren, Sir Christopher,167,168,169Wyatville, Sir Jeffrey,170Xerxes,37,38Zahra,129

Sphinx,13

Spires,98

Staircase of temple of Diana (Ephesus),60

Staircases of Persepolis,36

Statue of Bavaria,176

Statues of the Escurial,149,150

Street of the Tripods,68

Suphis.SeeCheops

Susa, palace of,34

Sutri,72

Syene, granite of, in pyramids,4

Symbol of Order of the Garter,89

Symbolism of Gothic ornament,107,108

Tacitus,134

Tapestries of Escurial,149

Temple;of Karnak,13;of Luxor,13;of Denderah,17;of Philæ,17;influenced by Egypt, in building,17;of Birs-i-Nimrud,32;of Jerusalem,44,45;earliest style of, in Greece,48;of Athena at Priene,55;of Diana at Ephesus,60,and Praxiteles,60,61,and Theodosius I. (Emperor),61,burned by Goths,61,robbed by Nero,61;the Erechtheium as a,65;of Vesta,89

Temple Court of palace of Khorsabad,27

Temples;of Babylon,30;of Rome,76;in the Court of the Lions,130

Tenia,52

Thais,34

Theatres;of Rome,80;list of most important,179

Thebes;"Tombs of the Kings" near,7;grandeur of ruins of,7,8

Theodolinda;90;iron crown of,92

Theodosius I., and temple of Diana,61and St. Paul's without the Walls,88

Theresa, Queen of Louis I. of Bavaria,176

Theresienhöhe,177

Thermæ,80

Titus, arch of,82

Tomb;of Seti I.,7;of Cyrus,42,43;of Darius,43;of Mausolus,69,70;of Hadrian,84

Tombs;at Beni-Hassan,5;near Pyramids,5;"of the kings," near Thebes,7;Persian,42;exploration of Persian,43;Etruscan,73;of Rome,83–86

Toscanelli,138

Tower;of Birs-i-Nimrud,32;of Giotto,112

Towers;of Babylonish temples,31;in Gothic architecture,98;of Italy, in Middle Ages,111;of Westminster Abbey,168(andseeCampanile)

Trajan;basilica of,79;and arch of Beneventum,82

Triglyphs,53

Trinity Church;Paris,160;Boston,188;New York,188

Tripod,68

Trojan war,47

Troy, Schliemann's discoveries at,48

Tudor age, Gothic style in,170

Tumuli,73

Tuscan order,75,76

Ula, the,126

United States;capitols of,181;first buildings of,181;classic architecture and,182;cella divided in,182;characteristic types of edifices in,188

University of Munich,177

Valentinian II.,88

Valladolid, cathedral of,146

Van Rensselaer homestead,184

Vatican compared with palace-temple,8

Venice, architecture of,114

Versailles, palace of,162

Vesta, temple of,89

Vignon,160

Villa Borghese, palace of,81

Walhalla,178,179

Walls;of Nineveh,21;of Babylon,29

War office (Munich),177

Wartburg, castle on,109

Washington (U. S.), national capitol at,182

Washington, George, and national capital,182

Wren, Sir Christopher,167,168,169

Wyatville, Sir Jeffrey,170

Xerxes,37,38

Zahra,129


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