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Great Palace


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East (right) Side

Right (east) side mostly unrestored; except facade of ground level almost completely restored.
Jan. 2003
Standing remains of mid and upper-levels suggest facades would have been similar to those on left side of staircase.
Jan. 2002
Collapsed rooms and rubble of right (east) end.
Nov. 1999
Ground level facade at right of staircase; strange to see restored standing lower facade with no support behind.
Jan. 2002
Door next to grand staircase, looking through to back wall of room.
Jan. 2002
Third door to right of grand staircase, door slightly narrower at top than bottom.
Jan. 2001
Mid-level, partially submerged remains next to grand staircase. Design is similar to left side.
Jan. 2002
 Collapsed section to right of previous photo at left.
Jan. 2002
Front to back cross section of middle wall, supporting vaults of front room at left, back room at right.
Jan. 2002
Looking west at remains of upper-level, right side; showing cross section of medial molding and other facing stones.
Jan. 2002
Remains of collapsed vaulted room on upper level.
Jan. 2002
Looking north from top of Great Palace to main (south) facade of North Group on distant hill.
Jan. 2002
 

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