"From the exterior face of the wall towers……" — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
"From the exterior face of the wall towers must be projected, from which an approaching enemy may be annoyed by weapons, from the embrasures of those towers, right and left."
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22 Quotes by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
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Wind is a floating wave of air, whose undulation continually varies.
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Consistency is found in that work whose whole and detail are suitable to the occasion. It arises from circumstance, custom,…
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Architect's designs must refer to the unquestionable perfection of the body's symmetry and proportions. If a building is to create…
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A harmonious design requires that nothing be added or taken away.
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Architects should be educated, skillful with the pencil, instructed in geometry, know much history, have followed the philosophers with attention,…
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Now architecture consists of order, which in Greek is called taxis ... Order is the balanced adjustment of the details…
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But I, Caesar, have not sought to amass wealth by the practice of my art, having been rather contented with…
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Nothing requires the architect's care more than the due proportions of buildings.
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Commodity, firmness, delight...
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I am moreover inclined to be concise when I reflect on the constant occupation of the citizens in public and…
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