. Architecture, classic and early Christian . Fig. 17.—Tub IlyrosTyiE ILvll at showing the llG. 16.—JiXTliAXCE TO AS KgYPTIAS TC HLE, ^H0\VI>G THE IiLOSS 28 AXCIENT ARCniTEOTURE. of gallery, C, in which were two gigantic obelisks; D, an-other grand hall, is called the Hall of the Caryatides, andbeyond is the Hall of the eighteen columns, through whichaccess is gained to a number of smaller halls grouped roundthe central chamber E. Beyond this is a large courtyard,in the centre of which stood the original sanctuary, whichhas disappeared down to its foundations, nothing
. Architecture, classic and early Christian . Fig. 17.—Tub IlyrosTyiE ILvll at showing the llG. 16.—JiXTliAXCE TO AS KgYPTIAS TC HLE, ^H0\VI>G THE IiLOSS 28 AXCIENT ARCniTEOTURE. of gallery, C, in which were two gigantic obelisks; D, an-other grand hall, is called the Hall of the Caryatides, andbeyond is the Hall of the eighteen columns, through whichaccess is gained to a number of smaller halls grouped roundthe central chamber E. Beyond this is a large courtyard,in the centre of which stood the original sanctuary, whichhas disappeared down to its foundations, nothing but somebroken shafts of columns remaining. At the extreme eastis another hall supported partly by columns and partlyby square piers, and a second series of pillared courts andchambers. The pylons and buildings generally decreasein height as we proceed from the entrance eastwards-This is due to the fact that the building grew by succes-sive additions, each one more magnificent than the last,all being added on the side from which the temple wasentered, leaving the original sanctuary unchanged andundisturbe
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