London and Its Environs Described, vol. 5 (of 6): Containing an Account of Whatever is Most Remarkable for Grandeur, Elegance, Curiosity or Use, in the City and in the Country Twenty Miles Round ItAnonymous
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London and Its Environs Described, vol. 5 (of 6): Containing an Account of Whatever is Most Remarkable for Grandeur, Elegance, Curiosity or Use, in the City and in the Country Twenty Miles Round It
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London (England) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800; London (England) -- Gazetteers -- Early works to 1800
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The whole length of the church and porch │ 729│ 500
The breadth within the doors of the porticos │ 510│ 250
The breadth of the front with the turrets │ 364│ 180
The breadth of the front without the turrets │ 318│ 110
The breadth of the church and three naves │ 255│ 130
The breadth of the church and widest chapels │ 364│ 180
The length of the porch within │ 218│ 50
The breadth of the porch within │ 40│ 20
The length of the platea at the upper steps │ 291│ 100
The breadth of the nave at the door │ 67│ 40
The breadth of the nave at the third pillar and │ 73│ 40
tribuna │ │
The breadth of the side isles │ 29│ 17
The distance between the pillars of the nave │ 44│ 25
The breadth of the same double pillars at St. │ 29│
Peter’s │ │
The breadth of the same single pillars at St. │ │ 10
Paul’s │ │
The two right sides of the great pilasters of the │ 65:7½│ 25:35
cupola │ │
The distance between the same pilasters │ 72│ 40
The outward diameter of the cupola │ 189│ 145
The inward diameter of the same │ 138│ 100
The breadth of the square by the cupola │ 43│
The length of the same │ 328│
From the door within the cupola │ 313│ 190
From the cupola to the end of the tribuna │ 167│ 170
The breadth of each of the turrets │ 77│ 35
The outward diameter of the lantern │ 36│ 18
The whole space, upon which one pillar stands │ 5906│ 875
The whole space, upon which all the pillars stand │ 23625│ 7000
│ FEET.│ FEET.
The HEIGHT. │ St.│ St.
│ Peter.│ Paul.
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