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Excerpt from The Lives of Celebrated Architects, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 2 of 2: With Historical and Critical Observations on Their Works, and on the Principles of the ArtAbove this is a… Meer...

Excerpt from The Lives of Celebrated Architects, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 2 of 2: With Historical and Critical Observations on Their Works, and on the Principles of the ArtAbove this is a balustrade, and over''the dome another, from which rises the lantern, covered by a smaller dome, at the top of which is a pyramid, supported by a species of tripod; the whole is terminated by a ball and cross. He repaired, restored, and embellished the metropolitan church, and made the designs for the tribune, choir, and cupola. But his abilities were most Conspicuous in the port or har bour. He Opened a large gate, ?anked by rustic columns; adorned the port with an ample'' Doric portico, inge niously defended by balustrades. This work protects the city within and without, having a spacious Square for the military in the interior. He extended the mole more than 600 paces into the sea, forming the foundation by throw ing in immense masses of stone. He said, that if the republic wished to extend the mole further, it would cost more than thirteen hundred crowns for every foot.The gate of the old mole is also the work of the cele brated Galeazzo. This edifice, which comprehends a com modious guard-house, is decorated, towards the city, with a fine front, in a right line, composed of three arches and four pilasters of beautiful Doric, well executed in the stone of Finale. It is not many years since this part was repaired, and stripped of a number of those deformities with which the ignorance and depraved taste of preceding years had disfigured it. The exterior front is semi circular, ornamented with rough Doric columns, with niches between, and an elegant inscription over the door. Above this order, and in the two lateral bastions, are embrasures for the defence of the haven and mole.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. Francesco Milizia, Books, Art and Architecture, The Lives of Celebrated Architects, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 2 of 2: With Historical and Critical Observations on Their Works, and Books>Art and Architecture, FB&C Ltd<

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