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# History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v1.c19.s2.3

History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v1.c19.s2.3

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### [v1.c19.s2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.fergusson-1876.v1.c19.s2.3)

Whoever invented the true or radiating arch, the Romans were the first who applied it as a regular and essential architectural feature, and who at the same time introduced its complement, the radiating dome, into architectural construction;

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