Phoenician Architecture
Temples, Palaces and Shrines
Adjuncts
to temples
Employment of huge
blocks of stone in the early walls
Absence
of cement and bevelling Cornices
and mouldings, mosaic and alabaster Treasure
chambers of Curium Occurrence
of Cyclopian walls Excavated
chambers Groups
of chambers and colonnaded tomb The
Kabr Hiram The
Maabed and other shrines at Amrith Chambers
built of masonry The
two Méghâzil Several
architectural members comprised in oneblock
Second
style, a combination of the native rock
with the ordinary wall
Origin
of the architecture in rock dwellings
Temple of Paphos
Phoenician
ornamentation, pillars and their
capitals
Phoenician temples
Sepulchral
monuments
Phoenician shrines
Summary
Tomb with protected
entrance
Phoenician tombs
Later on, the
use of the native rock, discarded
Walls of Phoenician
towns
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