. Pompeii : its life and art . Colonnade facing theterrace Right ami of colonnade (y, ft) Front of Room under the terrace yi)colonnade (d) Fig. 177. — Longitudinal section of tablinum was originally a colonnade (26), which was later turnedinto a corridor, with rooms at either end ; the original form isassumed in our restoration. Beyond the colonnade was a broadterrace (28) extending to the edge of the garden. It commandeda magnificent view of Stabiae, the coast in the direction ofSorrento, and the Bay. Connected with it was an unroofedpromenade over the colonnade {e,f, g, //) surrounding the l
. Pompeii : its life and art . Colonnade facing theterrace Right ami of colonnade (y, ft) Front of Room under the terrace yi)colonnade (d) Fig. 177. — Longitudinal section of tablinum was originally a colonnade (26), which was later turnedinto a corridor, with rooms at either end ; the original form isassumed in our restoration. Beyond the colonnade was a broadterrace (28) extending to the edge of the garden. It commandeda magnificent view of Stabiae, the coast in the direction ofSorrento, and the Bay. Connected with it was an unroofedpromenade over the colonnade {e,f, g, //) surrounding the largegarden below. A rectangular room (27, indicated on the planbut not in the restoration) was afterwards built on the terrace. Members of the family could pass into the lower portion ofthe villa by means of a stairway, at b; the slaves could use a THE VILLA OF DIOMKDKS i53 long corridor (a), which was more directly connected with thedomestic apartments. The flat roof of the quadrangular colon-nade (<?, /, g, Ji) was carr
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