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made it his object not only to unearth and preserve, but
wherever possible to restore and reproduce the original
effect. He has in him something of the spirit of Viollet-
le-Duc, though chastened by scientific method. The work
of keeping in position staircases and supporting upper
floor levels to a height of over 20 feet 1 has in itself
been a huge one, and no expense has been spared to make
it perfect ; while even on the ground floor there has
been need for taste and ingenuity in reproducing the shape
and colour of Minoan columns to support the roof by
which the Throne Room is protected from stress of
weather.8

1 B.S.A. xi. p. 26.

- Ibid. vii. p. 2.