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PAVILION AND PAVED COURT
999
The convenient coign of vantage offered by this rock-cut entrance
platform as a point of approach to the component parts of this monu-
mental structure is well illustrated by Fig. 949, giving a bird's-eye view of
the monument with the roof terrace and Sanctuary Chamber floor partially
restored, taken (by means of a high scaffolding) above its North-East angle.
The bridge with three of its limestone cross-slabs is seen in the right-hand
corner, and in the foreground to the left of this part of the restored roofing
of the Pavilion. Farther to the right, the entrance platform steps up to
the basement roof terrace, which in turn leads by means of three more
steps to the Sanctuary Chamber, where the sacral horns are visible..
The upper plan of this part of the building will be best understood by
the extract given in Fig. 950 from Mr. de Jong's fuller Plan.1 Rock-cut
steps are visible, leading down to the entrance passage of the Pavilion.
Pavilion and Paved Internal Court.
To reach the basement section that seems specially to stand in relation The
to the sepulchral side of the cults, the devotee descended left from the aridpaved
the Plan, Fig. 950, "J"™1
Court.
Entrance Platform, by the rock steps indicated in
reaching thus a short covered corridor by which was entered a Pavilion or
Sioa, bordered to the West by a bicolumnar stylobate, terminating at both
ends with massive square pillars composed of limestone blocks.- A view
of this, looking East on the rocky steep beyond the Kairatos stream and
its lateral gully, is seen in Fig. 951. It shows the columns and roof, as
restored, together with the ascending steps (also replaced) of the 'bridge'.
Of the internal decoration of the Hall,only-some red-faced stucco was
preserved. A wooden bench, such as may have been set against the back
wall, has been replaced there for the benefit of modern pilgrims.
This Pavilion extends the whole width, 6-20 metres, of the inner
Court which it flanks on its Eastern side. The depth of this small Court,
except for its central bay, approaching the entrance of the Inner Hall, is
4-30 metres, and it was bounded on both sides with walls of rough masonry.3
As shown by Fig. 952, it is paved with massive limestone blocks, the largest
1 Given in pocket at end of Part II of this
Volume.
Many of the upper blocks had been dis-
placed, but it was possible to replace most of
them in'position. Of the Pavilion itself a
good deal of the Southern wall and a part of
the adjoining section of the East wall, was
standing. The rest had been reduced to a
mere stump, and, towards the North, was only
traceable by the foundations. This part is
reconstructed.
3 At some later date, steps had been made
in the South wall of the Court near that end
of the Pavilion, running up South. (A record
of these is preserved in the Ground-plan,
Fig. 952.)
999
The convenient coign of vantage offered by this rock-cut entrance
platform as a point of approach to the component parts of this monu-
mental structure is well illustrated by Fig. 949, giving a bird's-eye view of
the monument with the roof terrace and Sanctuary Chamber floor partially
restored, taken (by means of a high scaffolding) above its North-East angle.
The bridge with three of its limestone cross-slabs is seen in the right-hand
corner, and in the foreground to the left of this part of the restored roofing
of the Pavilion. Farther to the right, the entrance platform steps up to
the basement roof terrace, which in turn leads by means of three more
steps to the Sanctuary Chamber, where the sacral horns are visible..
The upper plan of this part of the building will be best understood by
the extract given in Fig. 950 from Mr. de Jong's fuller Plan.1 Rock-cut
steps are visible, leading down to the entrance passage of the Pavilion.
Pavilion and Paved Internal Court.
To reach the basement section that seems specially to stand in relation The
to the sepulchral side of the cults, the devotee descended left from the aridpaved
the Plan, Fig. 950, "J"™1
Court.
Entrance Platform, by the rock steps indicated in
reaching thus a short covered corridor by which was entered a Pavilion or
Sioa, bordered to the West by a bicolumnar stylobate, terminating at both
ends with massive square pillars composed of limestone blocks.- A view
of this, looking East on the rocky steep beyond the Kairatos stream and
its lateral gully, is seen in Fig. 951. It shows the columns and roof, as
restored, together with the ascending steps (also replaced) of the 'bridge'.
Of the internal decoration of the Hall,only-some red-faced stucco was
preserved. A wooden bench, such as may have been set against the back
wall, has been replaced there for the benefit of modern pilgrims.
This Pavilion extends the whole width, 6-20 metres, of the inner
Court which it flanks on its Eastern side. The depth of this small Court,
except for its central bay, approaching the entrance of the Inner Hall, is
4-30 metres, and it was bounded on both sides with walls of rough masonry.3
As shown by Fig. 952, it is paved with massive limestone blocks, the largest
1 Given in pocket at end of Part II of this
Volume.
Many of the upper blocks had been dis-
placed, but it was possible to replace most of
them in'position. Of the Pavilion itself a
good deal of the Southern wall and a part of
the adjoining section of the East wall, was
standing. The rest had been reduced to a
mere stump, and, towards the North, was only
traceable by the foundations. This part is
reconstructed.
3 At some later date, steps had been made
in the South wall of the Court near that end
of the Pavilion, running up South. (A record
of these is preserved in the Ground-plan,
Fig. 952.)