. The history of Arabia. Ancient and modern. ?*»- r 8lm.: fe?.iS. MIXTA. 187 Earts are .slrpngtlioned with broad iron lioops orands, as in ninny other bnildiny-s in llie Kast.*The arches lluit front the g^reat court are allcrowned with small conical domes, plastered andwhitened on the outside ; beyond these is a secondrow of low spherical cupolas, amounting- in all to15C ; and above them rise seven minarets or steeples,from the summits of which a beautiful view is ob-tained of the busy crowd below. These are irreg-u-iarly distributed, one being at each angle, and therest at ditforent parts of
. The history of Arabia. Ancient and modern. ?*»- r 8lm.: fe?.iS. MIXTA. 187 Earts are .slrpngtlioned with broad iron lioops orands, as in ninny other bnildiny-s in llie Kast.*The arches lluit front the g^reat court are allcrowned with small conical domes, plastered andwhitened on the outside ; beyond these is a secondrow of low spherical cupolas, amounting- in all to15C ; and above them rise seven minarets or steeples,from the summits of which a beautiful view is ob-tained of the busy crowd below. These are irreg-u-iarly distributed, one being at each angle, and therest at ditforent parts of tlie mosque. Some partsof the walls and arches, as well as the minarets, aregaudily painted in stripes of yellowy red, or the whole colonnade lamps are suspendedfrom the arches, part of which are lighted everynight. The floors of the piazza are paved with largestones, badly cemented. The area of the court isbelow the level of the street, and surrounded by aflight of stairs eight or ten steps in descent. Fromthe colonnades seven paved footpaths lead
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