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ARCHITECTURE OF THE SIXTH CENTURY
a doorway, and had entrances from without. The pilaster which marks the end of the
nave arcade is raised upon a base 1.75 m. above the level of the nave, and the doorway
Interior of basilica at Hass, from point r on plan.
between the diaconicum and the aisle is upon the same level, so that a platform must
have been carried across the entire width of the church. The proportions of the nave
are as 5 is to 3, the uncommon ratio found in the fourth-century church at Midjleyya.
South vvall and tovver of basilica at Hass.
ARCHITECTURE OF THE SIXTH CENTURY
a doorway, and had entrances from without. The pilaster which marks the end of the
nave arcade is raised upon a base 1.75 m. above the level of the nave, and the doorway
Interior of basilica at Hass, from point r on plan.
between the diaconicum and the aisle is upon the same level, so that a platform must
have been carried across the entire width of the church. The proportions of the nave
are as 5 is to 3, the uncommon ratio found in the fourth-century church at Midjleyya.
South vvall and tovver of basilica at Hass.