CSPAN3 Images Of George Washington September 5, 2015
Different structural and engineering challenges. The cathedral of florence, which had a vertical structure, as opposed to the horizontal dome of the pantheon. The model proliferated in renaissance and baroque religious architecture. It was later adopted for civic structures as well, as seen here in this elevation drawing of the u. S. Capitol post 1863 dome. The first dome adhered to the pantheon model. Although never built as envisioned, George Washington and Thomas Jeffersons advocacy of the de...
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