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VARIOUS BUILDINGS
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ments at either end. The photograph was taken by Mr. Garrett; I am unable to
give the dimensions of the structure.
KokanayA. garden-house. 1 A charming little monument, published by M. de
Vogiie, is the maison depaysan at Kokanaya, which is mentioned here chiefly to intro-
duce the photograph, which is one of many that
serve to illustrate the beautiful accuracy of
M. de Vogiie’s plates. It stands in the midst of
ancient olive-groves upon the flat plateau of the
Djebel Barisha, where a considerable amount
of soil is still retained. The building is square
in plan and of two stories, the ground floor be-
ing open on two sides, and spanned by an arch
which supports thc stone floor of the upper story.
The ground story seems to have accommodated
a small press. The most interesting details here
are the column which divides the opening on the
ground story of the north side, with its delicately
carved capital, and the staircase of ten steps cut out of a single block of stone. A
staircase like this was found at Bashmishli. It is not improbable that they were
common in the region.
Garden-riouse at Kokanaya.
1 La Syrie Centrale, Pl. 103.
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ments at either end. The photograph was taken by Mr. Garrett; I am unable to
give the dimensions of the structure.
KokanayA. garden-house. 1 A charming little monument, published by M. de
Vogiie, is the maison depaysan at Kokanaya, which is mentioned here chiefly to intro-
duce the photograph, which is one of many that
serve to illustrate the beautiful accuracy of
M. de Vogiie’s plates. It stands in the midst of
ancient olive-groves upon the flat plateau of the
Djebel Barisha, where a considerable amount
of soil is still retained. The building is square
in plan and of two stories, the ground floor be-
ing open on two sides, and spanned by an arch
which supports thc stone floor of the upper story.
The ground story seems to have accommodated
a small press. The most interesting details here
are the column which divides the opening on the
ground story of the north side, with its delicately
carved capital, and the staircase of ten steps cut out of a single block of stone. A
staircase like this was found at Bashmishli. It is not improbable that they were
common in the region.
Garden-riouse at Kokanaya.
1 La Syrie Centrale, Pl. 103.