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city . The bases of the columns and the foundation on which they rest , still in good preservation , are alone remaining ; all the rest is destroj r ed . As this monument is of the kind of those called monopterce by Vitruvius , of which he gives a description in the seventli chapter of his fourth book , it would not be difficult to attempt its restoration without running any risk of its not being

in perfect conformity with the principles of the architecture of these sorts of temples , the form of ivhich is exceedingly picturesque and beautiful ; and though they have been so repeatedly reproduced amongst us , in gardens , in pictures , and even in theatrical scenery , there are , notwithstanding , a very few examples remaining

from antiquity . This has but six columns ; audit cannot , for this reason , be compared to the Choragic monument of Lysicrates , commonly called the Lantern of Demosthenes , at Athens ; but it is not probable that the top of it was enriched with as much sculpture . It is not the purity of the forms which makes the

merit of this Temple of Venus at Baalbeck . It does not , on the contrary , require a severe taste to discover that there is too much freedom in them , especially on the outside . But there cannot be denied to this architecture , of the time of the last Emperors , a theatrical

effect and great li ghtness . The two small orders which decorate the interior present an agreeable contrast to the hei ght of the exterior columns . It is the Roman style , preserving something of the elegance of the Greeks . With respect to the crowning of the exterior niches , one can hardly conceive how so much resemblance to the modern style aud the productions of Michael

Angelo can be met with in a monument of antiquity . This temple , still in good preservation , is at a short distance from those of Jupiter and the Sun . There ivas at Pola , in Istria , another temple , called the Temple of Augustus , exactly similar to this , which an inscription , still visible on the frieze , informs us was

dedicated to Rome and to Augustus . It is not known to whom the other , of which there remain but the wall of the foundation , and very little of the walls of the cella , was dedicated , perhaps to Mars and to Victory . Be that as it may , the one remaining is of the kind of those which Vitruvius calls prostylefrom having only one

, portico ; ietiastyle , from having four columns in the frontage ; and , finally , sistyle , from having spaces of two diameters between the columns ; that in the middle only is a little larger , in order that there may be more room for the door . It is built of white marble . This little

monument , the diameter of the columns of ivhich does not exceed a little more than two feet and a half , is one ofthe most elegant productions of architecture . The Corinthian order is employed , with the richness suitable to it , but without being overcharged with ornament . The friezes which decorate the lateral portions have much resemblancein composition and executionto that of the

, , Maison C ' arrce at Nismes . It may be here observed that , on the frieze of the portico , at the beginning and at the end of the inscription , there are two little Victories , bearing crowns—ingenious details which escaped the notice of Palladio and David Leroy , ivho were the first to give a public description of this antiquityof which

, M . Clerisseau has since taken cognisance in his work on Dalmatia , published in London in 1764 , and lastly , M . Cassas , in his Pictorial Travels in Istria and Dalmatia , printed at Paris in 1802 , in folio , embellished with sixt y plates , to which reference may be made for a knowledge of the history and antiquities of those countries . The

text of the last work was written by J . Lavalee , from the Diary of L . E . Cassas . There is a tomb , said to be that of the Horatii , situated on the ancient Via Appia , beyond Albania , on the side

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of the Levant . It has been commonly called , without any authority , the Tomb of the Horatii and the Curiatii , perhaps on account of the five truncated cones placed above its base , and because there were accidentally engraved on one stone the names of Horatius and Curiatius . It is now in a very bad stateand the greatest part of

, the stone covering is in ruins . The Temple of Vesta at Some is situated on the bank of the Tiber , at the foot of Mount Aventine . On account of its circular form , it is believed to have been possibly dedicated to the Goddess of the Earth or to the Sun . Twenty channelled Corinthian columns , of white marble ,

form its peristyle around the cella of the temple , the wall of which is built in layers of white stones , with , from distance to distance , a course of layers of marble . The entablature is entirely destroyed , and the columns are now constructed in the wall , ivhich changes completely the effect of its composition . Tiie capitals are sharply

worked , and the sculpture not very beautiful . The present pavement conceals the square plinth of the bases ; but that it is still in existence , I have convinced myself by lifting up a slab of the pavement . The foundation on ivhich these bases rested is altogether imbedded in the earth , which , for want of historical proofs , may

cause one to ascribe to it a high antiquity . It is believed to have been built by Numa Pompilius ; but it is not known if it might not have been built afterwards . The plan of it , and all the details , are to be found in the work by Desgodets , but they are not rigorously correct . Details are -also given of it in the Collection of Soman Aniiqidiics , by Pionesi . ( To be coniiiuicd . )

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ARCHITECTURE AND ARCH ? OLOGY .

GENERAL ARCHITECTURAL INTELLIGENCE . The preparations for erecting a new Independent Chapel in Stowmarket have been begun . Three houses in Ipswichstreet have been pulled down : these and the site of the old chapel wiil give ground for the new building , which is to be in the Gothic style of the fourteenth century , and carried up

with Kentish rag ancl faced with Caen stone : when completed it is to seat 1200 persons . The cost of the whole , when completed , is estimated to be nearly £ 5000 . The chief stone of a- new parish church has been laid in Bramcotc , Notts . The stone forms a part of one of the tower pillars , ancl on it so as to be read will bo cut an inscription commemorative of the ceremonial . The church is

in the Decorated style of Gothic architecture , and consists of nave , aisle , chance ] , and vestry , having a tower , and spire , about 130 feet high , open , to tbe church inside , and a porch on the south side . The stone used is Chevin for tbe windowtracing and principal dressings , Stanton stone inside for ashlar columns , etc ., with Caen stone for pulpit , font , and inside carvings . The roof is an open-timbered one . The chancel

stalls and seating generally aro in deal , stained ancl varnished . The parish church of Stroud having long been out of repair , ancl in an unwholesome condition , it has been resolved to rebuild , it . The new church , retaining the old towor andspire , is estimated to cost £ 5000 , and of this £ 4000 have been promised in subscriptions . A vestry meeting has ( almost unanimously ) adopted the designs , empowered the

churchwardens to apply to the Consistory Court for a . i ' aculty to rebuild , and appointed a committee to carry out the new arrangements . The selected design was the result of a competition in which upwards of thirty designs were sent in . Of these , three , —those of Mr . Bland , Mr . Wilson , of Bath , and Messrs . Medland and Mabcrley , of Gloucester , were first selected , and finally the premium of £ 20 was awarded to the first of these . Mr . Scott was consulted .- but , as he advised the rwnoval ofthe tower and spire , his design