Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (9.1997(1998))

Fig. 2. Church II, general view from the East.
Phot, by M. Gawlikowski.
portico. One aisle was formed by incorporating the neighbouring
portico of courtyard Gl, while the nave and the other aisle occupied
the place of some earlier buildings of unknown character and plan.
The earlier structures partly determined the plan of the
church, which is irregular as a result. Not only the opposite walls
are not exactly parallel to each other, but also the aisles are not
symmetrical. While the southern aisle, converted from one side of
portico Gl, is 3.80 m wide, just as the portico on the three other
sides of the courtyard, the northern aisle has a width of 4.80 m,
determined no doubt by some pre-existing feature. The nave is
7.40 m wide, as measured between the pilasters marking the
colonnades.
The aisles were divided from the nave by two lines of
columns. There were four reused columns on each side, starting
from the east. All columns have between 50 and 60 cm in diameter.

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