"1. It follows from the 4th Book of Euclid, that the rectangle under the side of a regular decagon inscribed in a circle, and that side increased by the radius, is equal to the square of the radius.
"A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II (of II)"
Augustus de Morgan
The purpose of this problem is to prepare for the construction of the regular decagon and pentagon.
"The Teaching of Geometry"
David Eugene Smith
Below the arches are the chapels which surround the decagon in symmetrical fashion.
"The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine"
Francis Miltoun