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ROMAN PERIOD
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niches in the fagade are of equal dimensions on both sides, above and below. They
are very broad, shallow, rather low, and rectangular in plan. On either side of the space
occupied by the niches are right-
lined brackets for statues. The
great central arch, the arches of
the upper niches, the pilaster-caps
that support the arches, the main
cornice above all, and the brackets
for statues are all provided with
moldings of simple profile, sug-
gestive of third-century work.
The bases of the pilasters of the
principal arch have plain splay-
faced moldings. The square
chamber, which formed the most
important portion of this building,
was covered by a dome of mason-
ry, which was applied to the square
plan by means of slabs which were
laid across the angles — the earli-
est and simplest method of solving this problem of the dome, and one which served
admirably for structures of small compass. In plan and in details this building is essen-
tially like the kalybe 1 at Umm iz-Zetun, published by M. de Vogiie, which is dated
by an inscription in honor of the Emperor Probus in the year 282 a.d. The kalybe
at Shakka is probably to be assigned to the same epoch.
West wing of kalybe at Shakka.
Il-Haiyat. kalybe. Another building of the same class as the above, although
of somewhat different plan, is to be found near il-Haiyat, a small town in the northern
end of the Djebel Hauran. It is a long, two-story struc-
ture, in an excellent state of preservation. It faces north,
like the kalybe at Shakka, and its longer axis runs east
and west. The plan is divided into three nearly equal
Fig. 142. Pian of kaiybe at li-Haiyat. compartments ; the central compartment opens upon the
fagade by a broad high arch, which extends to the top of the building. The compart-
ments on either side are inclosed and divided into two stories. The lower chambers
have each a doorway and the upper chambers a window each upon the fagade. The
side and rear walls are unbroken. Single transverse arches span the side chambers,
and a staircase in the thickness of the wall between the central and western compart-
ments leads to the upper story. The original floor of the central compartment was
1 La Syrie Centrale, Pl. 6.
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niches in the fagade are of equal dimensions on both sides, above and below. They
are very broad, shallow, rather low, and rectangular in plan. On either side of the space
occupied by the niches are right-
lined brackets for statues. The
great central arch, the arches of
the upper niches, the pilaster-caps
that support the arches, the main
cornice above all, and the brackets
for statues are all provided with
moldings of simple profile, sug-
gestive of third-century work.
The bases of the pilasters of the
principal arch have plain splay-
faced moldings. The square
chamber, which formed the most
important portion of this building,
was covered by a dome of mason-
ry, which was applied to the square
plan by means of slabs which were
laid across the angles — the earli-
est and simplest method of solving this problem of the dome, and one which served
admirably for structures of small compass. In plan and in details this building is essen-
tially like the kalybe 1 at Umm iz-Zetun, published by M. de Vogiie, which is dated
by an inscription in honor of the Emperor Probus in the year 282 a.d. The kalybe
at Shakka is probably to be assigned to the same epoch.
West wing of kalybe at Shakka.
Il-Haiyat. kalybe. Another building of the same class as the above, although
of somewhat different plan, is to be found near il-Haiyat, a small town in the northern
end of the Djebel Hauran. It is a long, two-story struc-
ture, in an excellent state of preservation. It faces north,
like the kalybe at Shakka, and its longer axis runs east
and west. The plan is divided into three nearly equal
Fig. 142. Pian of kaiybe at li-Haiyat. compartments ; the central compartment opens upon the
fagade by a broad high arch, which extends to the top of the building. The compart-
ments on either side are inclosed and divided into two stories. The lower chambers
have each a doorway and the upper chambers a window each upon the fagade. The
side and rear walls are unbroken. Single transverse arches span the side chambers,
and a staircase in the thickness of the wall between the central and western compart-
ments leads to the upper story. The original floor of the central compartment was
1 La Syrie Centrale, Pl. 6.