OCR Text |
Show ARCHITECTURAL The excavated temples near Hem-bay, Hem-bay, In India, would require the labor of 40,000 men for 40 years to complete. Nineveh was 15 by 9 miles The. walls were 100 feet high and thick enough for three chariots to drive abreast- There were over 100 colossal statues In the City of Rhodes, besides the great bronze Image that bestrode the harbor. Several of the Aztec pyramids exceed ex-ceed 200 feet in height. They are generally composed of a mound of earth faced with stone. Chimneys were unknown to the ancients, and are not mentioned by any Greek or Roman architect. A hole In the roof let out the smoke. Solomon's temple was 107 feet long, 85 feet broad and 54 feet high. Though deemed a wonder of the world, it was not larger than many private houses of the present time. The largest of the pyramids is S43 feet high and 693 feet on the sides; its base covers eleven acres. Many of the stones are 30 feet long, 4 feet broad and 3 feet thick. |