. The life of the Greeks and Romans. nned bybold and richly decorated vaults, insteadof the flat formerlyin use. As an example of this stylewe mention the smaller of the twotemples at Heliopolis, in Syria, tothe larger of which, the so-calledTemple of the Sun, we shall return(§ 68). Fig. 335 shows the plan (scale80 feet English measure), Eig. 336the view, of a prostylos of the above-described kind, which, in addition, hasbeen surrounded by a colonnade. Ex-cepting the front row of columns of thefacade, it has been perfectly flight of steps (A) leads to the colon-n
. The life of the Greeks and Romans. nned bybold and richly decorated vaults, insteadof the flat formerlyin use. As an example of this stylewe mention the smaller of the twotemples at Heliopolis, in Syria, tothe larger of which, the so-calledTemple of the Sun, we shall return(§ 68). Fig. 335 shows the plan (scale80 feet English measure), Eig. 336the view, of a prostylos of the above-described kind, which, in addition, hasbeen surrounded by a colonnade. Ex-cepting the front row of columns of thefacade, it has been perfectly flight of steps (A) leads to the colon-nade (B), through which one entersinto the pronaos (C), the ceiling ofwhich consists of a transverse bar-rel-vault. A splendid door (D), oneach side of which a staircase has beenlet into the wall, opens into the innercella. It is divided into two parts;the first of which, lying on a level with the pronaos, is spannedby a bold barrel-vault richly adorned with laquearia. Theside walls are adorned with beautiful Korinthion half-columns. Fig- 335. TEMPLE AT HELIOPOLIS. 315 enclosing niches. Opposite the entrance lies a raised space(F), up to which seem to have led steps. It was separatedfrom the space in front of it by two columns, and most likely
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