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il-Anderin (Androna)
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to its full
the western
The cruci-
west end
the west
towers are
The tomb
at the
preserved; but
the enclosure was for another purpose, as I shall attempt to show later. Next to the
diaconicum, on the north side of the church was a large tomb with three arcosolia,
and in front of the west facade was a large cistern. Of all these features there are
now standing, of the church (Ill. 52), the side chambers in one story and the apse with
its piers, but without its half dome, the greater part of the north wall intact, a section
of the south wall
height (Ill. 53), and
angles of the nave.
form piers
are
wall and the western
in complete ruins.
is practically complete, the reser¬
voir lacks only its arches; the
enclosing wall preserves several
towers and long section ofwalling
to a height of over 2 m., and
the entire wall may be traced
in ruins and foundations. The
plan of the church (Ill. 54) re¬
produces that of the “Cathedral”,
except that the east wall is
straight, and the curve of the
apse is not to be seen on the
outside. There are three win¬
dows in the apse in place of
five, and small irregular apart¬
ments, like cupboards, opening
from the side chambers, fill the
spaces between the curved wall
of the apse and the side cham¬
bers. The transverse arch at
the west end of the nave was
used here, but without buttressing
arches over the side aisles. The
ends of the nave arcades, how¬
ever, were buttressed by small
arches thrown from the great
piers to the west wall. The
tomb, a square structure without,
is cruciform within, with four
deep arches about a square; three of these are arcosolia for tombs, the other pro-
vides the entrance. The cistern was 8.55 m. long and 7.20 m. wide. It was provided
with two sets of longitudinal arches, two in each set; these carried a covering of slabs
which made a pavement above. A conduit, consisting of a semi-cylindrical channel cut
in long slabs of basalt, leads from the northeast angle of the cistern to the northwest
59
to its full
the western
The cruci-
west end
the west
towers are
The tomb
at the
preserved; but
the enclosure was for another purpose, as I shall attempt to show later. Next to the
diaconicum, on the north side of the church was a large tomb with three arcosolia,
and in front of the west facade was a large cistern. Of all these features there are
now standing, of the church (Ill. 52), the side chambers in one story and the apse with
its piers, but without its half dome, the greater part of the north wall intact, a section
of the south wall
height (Ill. 53), and
angles of the nave.
form piers
are
wall and the western
in complete ruins.
is practically complete, the reser¬
voir lacks only its arches; the
enclosing wall preserves several
towers and long section ofwalling
to a height of over 2 m., and
the entire wall may be traced
in ruins and foundations. The
plan of the church (Ill. 54) re¬
produces that of the “Cathedral”,
except that the east wall is
straight, and the curve of the
apse is not to be seen on the
outside. There are three win¬
dows in the apse in place of
five, and small irregular apart¬
ments, like cupboards, opening
from the side chambers, fill the
spaces between the curved wall
of the apse and the side cham¬
bers. The transverse arch at
the west end of the nave was
used here, but without buttressing
arches over the side aisles. The
ends of the nave arcades, how¬
ever, were buttressed by small
arches thrown from the great
piers to the west wall. The
tomb, a square structure without,
is cruciform within, with four
deep arches about a square; three of these are arcosolia for tombs, the other pro-
vides the entrance. The cistern was 8.55 m. long and 7.20 m. wide. It was provided
with two sets of longitudinal arches, two in each set; these carried a covering of slabs
which made a pavement above. A conduit, consisting of a semi-cylindrical channel cut
in long slabs of basalt, leads from the northeast angle of the cistern to the northwest