Roman cities in Italy and Dalmatia . nter and boats could enter directly into thelower part of the palace. The gallery is now closed, but there is no diffi-culty in reconstructing its original appearanceif we eliminate the walls that fill up the morethan fifty intercolumniations and arcades. Therewas no monotony. The design was diversifiedby three arcades which broke the long architraveand are among the characteristic unclassic andOriental features of the palace. The old printwhich is here reproduced helps ones imagina-tion. I do not know of any similar work ofancient architecture on such a la
Roman cities in Italy and Dalmatia . nter and boats could enter directly into thelower part of the palace. The gallery is now closed, but there is no diffi-culty in reconstructing its original appearanceif we eliminate the walls that fill up the morethan fifty intercolumniations and arcades. Therewas no monotony. The design was diversifiedby three arcades which broke the long architraveand are among the characteristic unclassic andOriental features of the palace. The old printwhich is here reproduced helps ones imagina-tion. I do not know of any similar work ofancient architecture on such a large scale and sowell preserved. The other f a9ades, with their towers and plainwalls, were purely military, except for the statu-ary and other decorations of the Porta Aurea,the main entrance on the land side. After entering by the Porta Aurea we passthrough the entire northern section along thecentral street without seeing hardly a trace ofRoman work, but as soon as we reach the cen-tral cross street, the scene changes abruptly, as.
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