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into three aisle-like passages. The dividing
wall between the chambers exists only at the
end of the side compartments, the middle
aisle being carried through the house.
The inner chamber is also divided by
piers which continue the bases of the arcades
but these support architraves instead of arche.
The side walls on the ground story are unbroken
the only light being admitted through the
door, a small horizontal slit in the south
wall (high up) and two perpendicular slits
deeply splayed one on either side of the door.
The ceiling is composed of huge oblong block
laid transversely from walls to arcades
and between the arcades. The arches are
perfectly cut and fitted. There is no sign of
mortar. The combination of arcuated and
trabeated style is here beautifully illustrated.
The upper story consists of a single
chamber entered from the east side.
The windows are high up and on the well
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