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Building at left of grand staircase, known as "The Temple of Venus", front room: looking west showing all
4 square piers. Main shafts are not carved on sides
or back.
Jan. 2003 (24mm lens) |
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Same front room, looking opposite direction mostly reconstructed from collapsed stones.
Jan. 2003(24mm lens) |
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Detail of west end seen in photo at far left, showing slender wooden rods,
crossbeams, fitted into circular depressions in vault.
Jan. 2001 |
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3 view of west end of same room; note depressions for holding ends of slender
wooden rods, crossbeams.
Jan. 2003 (24mm lens) |
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Looking west down center
of room, showing characteristic symmetrical vault.
Jan. 2003 (24mm lens) |
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Looking west showing two
of three doorways to back rooms.
Jan. 2003 (24mm lens) |
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Square, thick monolithic
pillars with capitals and bases and with central recess on
fronts of pillars and bases; this one 2nd from left,
well preserved.
Jan. 2001 |
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3rd pillar from left, with
badly damaged capital.
Nov. 1999 |
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4th pillar from left, with
badly damaged capital.
Jan. 2001 |
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