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House of the Turtles


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South Side

Looking north to southeast corner; restrained wall treatment continues unchanged around entire building; modern concrete roof.
Jan. 2003 (24mm lens)
Plain base and lower wall, medial molding, colonnette, and cornice molding with turtles.
Jan. 2001
Showing width of exterior walls and row of cylindrical balusters between 2 bands running around entire building.
Jan. 2001
South facade, all but west end completely restored.
Jan. 2003 (24mm lens)
Long stretches of wall beside 3 central doorways.
Jan. 2003 (24mm lens)
Squarish central doorway flanked by 2 narrower doorways, bisymmetrical.
Jan. 2001
Looking north through exact centers of south and north doors does not line up exactly with center of the Nunnery's North Building facade.
Jan. 2002
To line up exactly with center of North Building, one must look through the south and north doorways at a slight angle, as here.
Jan. 2002
Looking through center of doorway in north wall, to North Building of Nunnery.
Jan. 2001
 

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