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Shaped “like a Greek cross,” Ms. Peck pointed out, the building was modeled after the pavilions of the great world’s fairs and built partially with the ticket proceeds from the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial exposition. At the Smithsonian, an Architectural Treasure Looks Ahead 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z
Its shape — a Greek cross that is symmetrical on all four sides — lends itself to a non-hierarchical exhibition space essential to the philosophy behind “Futures.” The Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building is finally reopening. Here’s what to know before you visit. 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z
Designed in the shape of a Greek cross and resembling a castle, Brushy Mountain Prison opened in 1896. Notorious prison being transformed into tourist attraction 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z
Their own Crystal Palace was shaped like a Greek cross and topped by an enormous 123-foot high dome, the tallest in America.  Scientific American’s Owner Built the First New York Subway [Excerpt] 2014-02-21T16:00:00Z
Zach Leonsis reached in his pocket to reveal his good luck charms – the wedding bands of his late grandfathers and a Greek cross that his father once received from his grandmother. Zach Leonsis hoping to provide some good luck 2012-05-30T23:39:17Z
Take the ancient Gaulish coins, for instance, and the fylfot and ordinary Greek cross abound; take the ancient British coins of the age long prior to Christianity, and the same thing occurs. The Masculine Cross A History of Ancient and Modern Crosses and Their Connection with the Mysteries of Sex Worship; Also an Account of the Kindred Phases of Phallic Faiths and Practices 2012-04-11T02:00:31.327Z
Beneath the tribune is a crypt,—and over its altar a beautifully ornamented disk with a Greek cross in the centre. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z
He has turned two of the ancient halls into a magnificent church, in the shape of a Greek cross, leaving in their places eight gigantic columns of granite. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z
The interior is a small Greek cross, each extremity of which is finished by a semicircle surmounted by a semi-dome. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z
The plan of this is almost a Greek cross. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z
In form it is of a Greek cross From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z
It is in the form of a Greek cross, and ranks next to the Borghese Chapel in the richness of its marble decoration. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z
On the vaulting of the dome which forms, so to speak, the foot of the Greek cross, is the Descent of the Holy Ghost. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z
The edifice is in the form of a Greek cross, surmounted by a majestic dome, two hundred and eighty feet high. Odd Bits of Travel with Brush and Camera 2011-05-17T02:00:17.310Z
From the box she shook out two pulpit-falls, one embroidered with iris, one with passion flowers; then a chalice veil of shimmering white silk marked with a Greek cross. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z
Inside it is a large Greek cross, and very handsome, with marbles, &c. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z
In 1605 the east end of the old basilica was taken down, and three more bays were added, thus converting the Greek cross of Michelangelo’s design into the Latin cross originally conceived by Bramante. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil"
Originally a basilica of the ninth century, this much dilapidated little edifice was rebuilt in 1008 in the shape of a Greek cross. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z
This is his earlier design for St. Paul’s Cathedral, which he planned as a Greek cross, with an ampler dome than the present cathedral possesses, but not so lofty. Architecture Gothic and Renaissance
The present cathedral is in the shape of a Greek cross, but it is of no special interest. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia
It represents the Greek cross and the double dorje or thunderbolt of Vishnu and Indra and also a map of the Indian races, as distributed at the time of the union. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations
The plan is that of a Greek cross, 70 by 40 feet, and about 120 feet high. Cathedrals of Spain
The Badia was the Church of the Benedictines, and is built in the shape of a Greek cross. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z
The plan of the Pantheon is a Greek cross, with a short vestibule, and a noble portico at the west, and a choir corresponding to the vestibule on the east. Architecture Gothic and Renaissance
The form was thus that of a Greek cross; each angle of the building was to be surmounted by a tower, and the crois�e by an immense cupola or dome. The Cathedrals of Northern Spain
The general plan of the church is that of a Greek cross, but the termination which holds the choir is of much narrower dimensions than the other three arms. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine
The church is in the form of a cross and is surmounted by the Greek cross. The Story of Sitka The Historic Outpost of the Northwest Coast
The miniature dome takes the form of a Greek cross, and from it the whole design springs in a very symmetrical manner. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z
Built of brick trimmed with Caen stone, planned in the form of a Greek cross, it was the first example of the Byzantine style of architecture in America. Literary New York Its Landmarks and Associations
The Greek cross the clergy considered as unsuitable for a cathedral. Old and New London Volume I
It is in the form of an ample bowl, with its cover worked in silver in the form of a church on the lines of a Greek cross. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine
Miss Anthony received several beautiful floral offerings during the convention, and also a handsome pin in the shape of a Greek cross. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years
The background and scene of the whole composition is of blue, to represent heaven,—studded with stars, shaped like the Greek cross. Needlework As Art
Eastern churches in this style usually took the form of the Greek cross, this form being better calculated to support the weight of the cupola. Our Homeland Churches and How to Study Them
The Fylfot is in the form of a Greek cross with each arm continuing at right angles. Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern A Handbook for Ready Reference
The building is in the form of a Greek cross with four projecting gable ends and an octagonal cupola of graceful design and proportions at the center of the roof. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia
The central area is a short-armed Greek cross surmounted by a dome, and terminating to the east in a large apse flanked by side chapels now disconnected from it. Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture
The nave was paved with blue and white squares, and marble steps led up to the sanctuary, forming, with two side chapels, a Greek cross. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition.
As already mentioned, the cross, i.e., the Greek cross with its four equal arms, expresses the number five. Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts
By now making the straight cuts also shown in Figure 2, we get the ten pieces that fit together, as in Figure 3, and form a perfectly symmetrical Greek cross. The Canterbury Puzzles And Other Curious Problems
The church of St. Sophia was built on the site of an old temple, and was in the form of a Greek cross, surmounted by a beautiful and lofty dome. Ancient States and Empires
In the lower story was the tomb: the internal plan is a Greek cross, i.e. there is a central space with recesses of equal depth on all four sides. The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church
It is built in the form of a Greek cross, and covers more than two acres of ground. Stories and Legends of Travel and History, for Children
If the extremities of the Greek cross be connected by arcs, a circle will result, and if the Latin cross be so bounded we will have a kite-shape, or ellipse. Pictorial Composition and the Critical Judgment of Pictures
In representations of the cross we trace two principal forms, the Latin and the Greek cross, from which a great variety, with various significations, have been produced. The Worship of the Church and The Beauty of Holiness
The edifice is of most imposing dimensions, in the form of a Greek cross. Shepp's Photographs of the World
This was a kind of Greek cross; the external order was the Corinthian, with Attic above. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch
It is built in the form of a Greek cross, the outer corridors are a hundred feet. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah
Grimaldi asserts that Michelangelo's plan of a Greek cross had not only been designed on paper, but actually begun. Pagan and Christian Rome
"The Latin cross suggests the actual form, while the Greek cross is idealized, the Greeks being essentially an artistic and poetic race." The Worship of the Church and The Beauty of Holiness
The Third Corps badge was a diamond; the Sixth a Greek cross. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865
Although not large, the church had evidently been a fine old structure, having the form of a Greek cross. Three Years in the Sixth Corps A Concise Narrative of Events in the Army of the Potomac, from 1861 to the Close of the Rebellion, April, 1865
The interior form is that of a Greek cross. Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland
The Christians scattered the relics of the first occupants, knocked down their busts, built arcosolia in the three recesses of the Greek cross, and honeycombed with loculi the side walls of the corridor. Pagan and Christian Rome
The Greek cross is a symbol of the spread of the Gospel and of its triumphs in the four quarters of the world. The Worship of the Church and The Beauty of Holiness
The Third Division for a time adhered to the diamond, but later, wore both proudly, and finally rejoiced alone under the Greek cross. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865
Washington, an hour before was in a panic; now as the people saw the veterans wearing the badge of the Greek cross marching through their streets, the excitement subsided and confidence prevailed. Three Years in the Sixth Corps A Concise Narrative of Events in the Army of the Potomac, from 1861 to the Close of the Rebellion, April, 1865
This Church, with its four octagonal towers and a square tower in the middle, forms a Greek cross. Denmark
The ground plan is that of a Greek cross. Recollections of Europe
The four conjoined tau-crosses, forming a Greek cross, are said to be symbolical of the displacement of the Old Testament by the New, the Law by the Gospel. The Worship of the Church and The Beauty of Holiness
The page opposite to each Gospel is similarly filled with decoration, separated into four compartments by an ornamented Greek cross. Illuminated Manuscripts
A Greek cross of black iron, among the white slabs, designates this stranger's grave. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1867
It was old, so old that the Greek cross at the head was moss-grown, broken and decayed. Where the Sun Swings North
It has the shape of a Greek cross, surrounded by a broad cloister, with four main entrances, each surmounted by a turret. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"
The roof, square-domed, rests on three arms of a Greek cross, out of the centre of which rises a heavily buttressed cupola, carrying projecting pediments, with detached columns on its four faces.  Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City
Then the four porticos which terminate each end of the Greek cross with stately columns and entablatures of granite from Finland, albeit in design mere commonplace complications, are wholly national in the material used. Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers
The plain Greek cross and the crescent have been used by the Apache as decorative and religious symbols from early times, but this recent adaptation of the combined form came as a sudden wave. The North American Indian
Wipe dry, and arrange the slices in the salad bowl in the form of a Greek cross. Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties With Fifty Illustrations of Original Dishes
The same may be said of the Mosque of the Fisheries, a couple of centuries old, built in the form of a Greek cross! Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond
From a Greek cross rises a gigantic dome, which is one of the boldest and most wonderful efforts of architecture. The Harris-Ingram Experiment
One might almost say there is a curious affinity between the Greek cross and Swastika! Amusements in Mathematics
Six hundred and fifty thousand dollars was the cost of the building, which was shaped like a Greek cross, of glass and iron, with a graceful dome, arched naves, and broad aisles. Fifth Avenue
It had a beautiful stone church, built very high, and in the form of a Greek cross, crowned with a fine cupola.—Coco. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 23 of 55 1629-30 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century.
Two gabled windows, back and front, made with the centre line of the low-sloping ceiling a Greek cross effect. The Workingman's Paradise An Australian Labour Novel
The Valamo was particularly distinguished, on this occasion, by a flag at the fore, carrying the white Greek cross on a red field. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 79, May, 1864
It will be seen that every one of these puzzles has its reverse puzzle—to cut a square into pieces to form a Greek cross. Amusements in Mathematics
On one of the slabs was carved a Greek cross with a single tear under it, and beneath the tear the words: "O crux sancta adjuva nos." The Truce of God A Tale of the Eleventh Century
Durtal went up the broader aisle to the left arm of the cross and sat down; the tiny transept had its little altar, with a Greek cross in relief against a purple disk. The Cathedral
I exemplified them in the Greek cross, in which these faults appear the most strongly; but they appear in some degree in all sorts of crosses. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12)
The form was that of a Greek cross, with a central dome a hundred and forty-eight feet high, and eight towers at the salients of seventy feet. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 099, March, 1876
Supposing we cut off the lower arm of a Greek cross and place it to the left of the upper arm, as in Fig. Amusements in Mathematics
The Greek cross is a cross; the Roman cross is a crucifix. The New Jerusalem
The Early English church, unrestored and interesting, has in the vestry a curious stone coffin lid with a Greek cross upon it. Seaward Sussex The South Downs from End to End
The design of the architect is for a very magnificent edifice in the shape of a Greek cross, with a rotunda sixty feet in diameter. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 19, May, 1859
The basilica was designed in the shape of a Greek cross, surmounted by a colossal dome, and approached by a vestibule fronted with six columns. Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts
Pg 34Cut a Greek cross into five pieces that will form two separate squares, one of which shall contain half the area of one of the arms of the cross. Amusements in Mathematics
On the wall of the tomb at the east end there is a raised Greek cross, 22 inches long and 13 inches wide. Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883
It was designed in the form of a Greek cross, surmounted with a huge circular dome and flanked by two towers. The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti
It shows, above the name and dates, a sculptured crown of thorns and Greek cross, with the legend, "By thy Cross and Passion, Good Lord, deliver me!" The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 43, May, 1861 Creator
Raphael, under Leo X., was appointed sole architect, and went so far as to alter the design of Bramante by substituting the Latin for the Greek cross. Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts
In conclusion of this particular subject I will give four Greek cross puzzles, with detached solutions. Amusements in Mathematics
It was not the Latin but the Greek cross, with four short arms of equal length. American Hero-Myths A Study in the Native Religions of the Western Continent
He abandoned the Greek cross, and adopted the Latin form by adding an elongated nave. The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti
The imperial crown, globular in shape, composed of diamonds, and containing in the centre of the Greek cross which surmounts it an unwrought ruby at least two inches in diameter? Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume II
He retained the Greek cross; but the dome, as he conceived it, and the details designed for each section of the building, differed essentially from what the earlier master would have sanctioned. Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts
He said, "Instead of picking out the cross entire, and forming the square from four equal pieces, can you cut out a square entire and four equal pieces that will form a perfect Greek cross?" Amusements in Mathematics
This cross, like that last named, is more like a Greek cross than a Maltese cross. The Non-Christian Cross An Enquiry into the Origin and History of the Symbol Eventually Adopted as That of Our Religion
He adopted the Greek cross, and substituted a stately portico for the long vestibule invented by Sangallo. The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti
Its form is a Greek cross, three hundred and forty feet in length by two hundred and fifty in breadth. Paris as It Was and as It Is
The arches are placed at the intersection of a Greek cross, and originally supported a dome or a tower; their appearance is highly picturesque, and they exhibit the grandeur of a noble style of architecture. Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time
Cut a Greek cross into five pieces that will form two such crosses, both of the same size. Amusements in Mathematics
We came out in a little square, in an angle of which there is an ancient arcaded tower, which has tiles set into the walls, some round and others the shape of a Greek cross. Cæsar or Nothing
He intended to front the mass of the edifice with a majestic colonnade, giving externally to one limb of the Greek cross a rectangular salience corresponding to its three semicircular apses. The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti
It is ornamented with the Corinthian order, and has the form of a Greek cross. Paris as It Was and as It Is
It is in the form of a Greek cross, with a dome in the centre, resting on four very elegant pointed arches. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain
Cut a Greek cross into six pieces that will form an equilateral triangle. Amusements in Mathematics
The church is a Greek cross with central tower, and is dedicated in honour of the Holy Trinity. England of My Heart : Spring
Bramante's original design had been to construct the church in the form of a Greek cross, with four large semi-circular apses. The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti
When filled, the sail displayed a Greek cross in golden filament. The Prince of India — Volume 01
But when, a mile farther on, they drew up before a white pile surmounted by a dimly discerned Greek cross, no sign of life was to be seen, and their signals awakened no response. The Silver Horde
Cut out of paper a Greek cross; then so fold it that with a single straight cut of the scissors the four pieces produced will form a square. Amusements in Mathematics
Two of the slightly diverging arms are directed towards the circumference, and two towards the midrib, forming together a sort of Greek cross. Insectivorous Plants
Filling a niche in the wall on the left side, the gilded pipes of an organ rose to meet a marble console that supported a Greek cross. At the Mercy of Tiberius
It was not unlike a Greek cross, Deulin threw the paper across the table. The Vultures
The Greek cross crowning the little white church was gilded by the evening sun. The Silver Horde
It will be seen that in the illustration A these are arranged so as to form a Greek cross, while in the case of B they form a Latin cross. Amusements in Mathematics
Our illustration will show how to cut the stitches of the patchwork so as to get the square F entire, and four equal pieces, G, H, I, K, that will form a perfect Greek cross. Amusements in Mathematics
For example, there are probably few readers who will examine the various cuttings of the Greek cross in the following pages without being in some degree stirred by a sense of beauty. Amusements in Mathematics
Before presenting a varied series of cutting-out puzzles, some very easy and others difficult, I propose to consider one family alone—those problems involving what is known as the Greek cross with the square. Amusements in Mathematics
I will now explain, as I promised, why a Greek cross may be cut into four pieces in an infinite number of different ways to make a square. Amusements in Mathematics
That is to say, if you turn this page round you get four arrangements of the Greek cross, and if you turn it round again in front of a mirror you will get four more. Amusements in Mathematics
To make it a true Greek cross we should require the additions that I have indicated with dotted lines. Amusements in Mathematics
Now try to discover how to cut this triangle into four pieces that will form a Greek cross. Amusements in Mathematics
The solution to the first of the two puzzles last given—to cut a rectangle of the shape of a half-square into three pieces that will form a Greek cross—is shown in Figs. Amusements in Mathematics
There are twenty-one of those little square cells into which our figure is subdivided, from which we have to form both a square and a Greek cross. Amusements in Mathematics
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