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PLANS AND DRAWINGS OF ATHENIAN BUILDINGS.
IV.—Section of the wall of Themistocles and the Roman tank by the North-east
wing of the Propylaea (Pl. 4) : at No. 29 on the Acropolis Plan,
A. Upper part of the wall, which at this point is missing ; see V.
B. Existing wall, below the internal ground level.
D. Water conduit, built together with the wall of Themistocles, when the
older conduit (shown in V) was blocked up.
E, and F. Brick and concrete wall of the Roman tank, formed in two
thicknesses as shown. The outer portion E has been mostly cut
away at this end.
G. Bottom of the tank, formed by two courses of tiles laid on concrete, and
covered with hard cement {opus signinum).
H. Present level of the earth at the bottom of an excavated hole, far below
the ground level of the 5th. century.
V.—Acropolis; section through the wall on the north side built by Themistocles
and the ancient water-conduit (Pl. 4).
A. Parapet wall of very smoothly worked blocks of poros stone, with
draughted beds, as shown in VI.
B. Rough projecting footing at the old ground level.
C. C. Lower part of the wall, nearly ten feet thick.
D. D. Massive cross wall built of soft yellow poros stone; the foundation of a
building of the time of Themistocles.
E. E. Mediaeval wall built on made earth mixed with stones. This wall, not
being ancient, is not shown on the Acropolis Plan.
F. Earth and stones under the cross wall D, D.
G. Side of the ancient conduit built of neat blocks of hard poros stone. This
conduit is blocked up by the later cross wall D, D.
H. Ancient water-conduit partly rock-cut, and partly formed of masonry ;
see No. 30 on the Acropolis Plan. It was lined with fine hard
waterproof stucco.
J. Branch conduit, cut in the rock, which joins the conduit H at right angles.
The hatching at J shows the rock-cut side of the conduit.
K. Foundation wall built of soft yellow poros stone; see No. 31 on the
Acropolis Plan.
L. Side of the branch conduit built of hard poros stone.
M. Another foundation wall of soft poros ; see No. 31 on the Acropolis plan.
N. Late wall built on made earth.
O. Rock-cut water conduit shown at No. 32 on the Acropolis Plan.
IV. The section is really looking N.W. or
W.jST. W. rather than N. It is evidently based
on sketches in M.’s notes.
C, omitted in M.’s references, is the wall of
the stoa, I 31.
V. This section is based on a very full
series of notes and drawings in M.’s note-
books.
D. This is the partition wall of the stoa 131,
PLANS AND DRAWINGS OF ATHENIAN BUILDINGS.
IV.—Section of the wall of Themistocles and the Roman tank by the North-east
wing of the Propylaea (Pl. 4) : at No. 29 on the Acropolis Plan,
A. Upper part of the wall, which at this point is missing ; see V.
B. Existing wall, below the internal ground level.
D. Water conduit, built together with the wall of Themistocles, when the
older conduit (shown in V) was blocked up.
E, and F. Brick and concrete wall of the Roman tank, formed in two
thicknesses as shown. The outer portion E has been mostly cut
away at this end.
G. Bottom of the tank, formed by two courses of tiles laid on concrete, and
covered with hard cement {opus signinum).
H. Present level of the earth at the bottom of an excavated hole, far below
the ground level of the 5th. century.
V.—Acropolis; section through the wall on the north side built by Themistocles
and the ancient water-conduit (Pl. 4).
A. Parapet wall of very smoothly worked blocks of poros stone, with
draughted beds, as shown in VI.
B. Rough projecting footing at the old ground level.
C. C. Lower part of the wall, nearly ten feet thick.
D. D. Massive cross wall built of soft yellow poros stone; the foundation of a
building of the time of Themistocles.
E. E. Mediaeval wall built on made earth mixed with stones. This wall, not
being ancient, is not shown on the Acropolis Plan.
F. Earth and stones under the cross wall D, D.
G. Side of the ancient conduit built of neat blocks of hard poros stone. This
conduit is blocked up by the later cross wall D, D.
H. Ancient water-conduit partly rock-cut, and partly formed of masonry ;
see No. 30 on the Acropolis Plan. It was lined with fine hard
waterproof stucco.
J. Branch conduit, cut in the rock, which joins the conduit H at right angles.
The hatching at J shows the rock-cut side of the conduit.
K. Foundation wall built of soft yellow poros stone; see No. 31 on the
Acropolis Plan.
L. Side of the branch conduit built of hard poros stone.
M. Another foundation wall of soft poros ; see No. 31 on the Acropolis plan.
N. Late wall built on made earth.
O. Rock-cut water conduit shown at No. 32 on the Acropolis Plan.
IV. The section is really looking N.W. or
W.jST. W. rather than N. It is evidently based
on sketches in M.’s notes.
C, omitted in M.’s references, is the wall of
the stoa, I 31.
V. This section is based on a very full
series of notes and drawings in M.’s note-
books.
D. This is the partition wall of the stoa 131,