. Architecture, classic and early Christian . ificentportals flanked by gigantic figures, and were approachedby flights of steps. Fig. 32 is a plan of the palace ofKliorsabad, whicli was placed close to the boundary of thecity; in fact it was partly outside the city wall proper,though surrounded by a wall of its own. The grandsouth-east portals or propylsea were adorned with hugehuman-headed bulls and gigantic figures, and gave accessto a large court, 315 ft. by 280 ft., on the east side of whichare the stables and out-houses, and on the west side themetal stores. On the north of this court, t
. Architecture, classic and early Christian . ificentportals flanked by gigantic figures, and were approachedby flights of steps. Fig. 32 is a plan of the palace ofKliorsabad, whicli was placed close to the boundary of thecity; in fact it was partly outside the city wall proper,though surrounded by a wall of its own. The grandsouth-east portals or propylsea were adorned with hugehuman-headed bulls and gigantic figures, and gave accessto a large court, 315 ft. by 280 ft., on the east side of whichare the stables and out-houses, and on the west side themetal stores. On the north of this court, though notapproached directly from it, was the Seraglio (not to beconfounded with the Harem), the grand entrance to whichwas from a second large court, access to which was obtainedfrom a roadway sloping up from the city. The portalsto this portion of the palace were also adorned withhuman-headed bulls. From the second court a vaultedpassage gave access to the state apartments, which appearto have had a direct view across the open country, and. Fig. 3l.—Palace of Khorsabad. Bdilt bt King Sargon abuut no A, Steps. B, Chief portal. C, Cliief entninee-couit. D—H, Wmiiens apartments (). J, Centreoourt of iHiiUliiis;. K, Cliief court of royal residence. L, Portal with caiveil bulls as , Centre court of royal resilience. N, Temple (?). 0, Pyramid of S, Entrance to chief , Plan of terraces with wall and towers. ASSrRIAN. 49 vcre qiiito outside the city Avails. The Harem has Lccnexcavated; it stood just outside the palace proper, hohindthe metal stores. The remains of an observatory exist,and the oudines of what is supposed to have been atemple have also been unearthed, so that we have here acomplete plan of the palace. Altogether 31 courts and198 chambers have been discovered. It will be noticed that great disproportion exists betweenthe length of the various apartments and their breadth, nonebeing more than 40 ft. wide; and it is probable that thi
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