Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-09-29

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mains, SIC example l
g When these temples were ta,,or ~
y , ~sSSion OF by the Christians q ch,,r,
, "S'o erected over this altar, mart :
= M"Ieh was destroyed and than -,
space Ieveled up with the earth sn .l III
; Sie church floor was above the ton 1'' q
ti 's ',ltaf so, also, the lower na,t y
, n,,e staircase was filled over whilo III,
upper part was removed to ocoa a,o .il
date the apses, ~ ''ecoihiho
Attributed to Theodosiuo
.,t 1ne construction Of this bgstIico &c
%s'ilo0ted to Theodosius, Roman ON,
~ VI the East, who reigned tovorda
.ne ena of the Fourth century Of % a, w..
1i". Inc Great temple was domoIisfo,
!" furnish materials for thn eon s.t,,,e'
non Of this church, N'li"' Il uc-
me great Temple itself has bao, =,
' 'noSl entirely destroyed. An tha+ -
It !,I are six columns of the naristr,n
sun standing in their original nIoode
."pped with Corinthian c9nitois u.s.
5otliea by ornate and massive entahlal
as they appear to do when seen from
below They are over 60 feet high and
re feet in diameter and are each COM
posed of three drums.
one can perhaps best mentally re-
the Great Temple by an in
Spectton of the smaller one, dedicated
70 BacchuS, which lies TO the soutb-
east Of the Great Temple, entirely in
'ependent of it and on a lower level.
Inc walls of the main enclosure or
ella' which is oblong, are quite plain
n the outside and are built of care
uilF dressed stone, the joints so per-
ect that knife-blade cannot entar
etWeen. Around this at distance of
1eet rams on the two sides and ends
row of smooth columns which formg
lie peristyle.
lheSe, including their capitals. are a
'out % feet high and are surmounted n
magnificent entablature This en- E
DIature is connected with the walls Of z
e celia by enormous slabs of stone. Z
llch are deliberately carved with the Il
adS OF emperors, deitieS. and inter 3
wen with floral designs forming an ,
1uisite ceiling b
lie door posts are elegantly carved
III nSureS of Bacchus, fauns. cupids. III
yrs and bacchantes, woven around De
ich are grape vines and clusters of ap
1t, also peoples and ears of wheat Stt
Of which are symboIical Of the orr
lbutes Of the reveling god to whom NIL
temple is dedicated. enc
Great Doorway 43 Feet High. GA
his great doorway, which dwarfs ob,
human figure, stands 43 feet high y
2l72 feet wide, while the carving g.
he posts just mentioned covers a 49,
e about feet wide. On both -
5 of this door stand graceful flufed o W.
INNS, forming the prostyle or por- ioa,
while the plain ones of the peri ,r 10
, which stand behind them. seem
fleet their beauty. -
e decorations Of the walls of the - Ds"'
ior of this temple resemble the - -
ngS of the eXedrae of the great 20
. having two rows of inches for a,..-
,.a,rcrTta,,1s..I... o'iiei anu III tainS
gagged futed columns. 80 -
already mentioned. these fem 60
stood on a raised platform rest 80 IN,
subsTuctures. The great tenn -
rs HE feet above the level of mn,
lain and is the highest part of ~
1rire Enclosure, while the great o"uo
was only o feet lower. II nd
inclosing wall, the mammoth cont
Of which have been the marvel CONT
.ueers for ages, deserves mention. onI,.
west COURSES are built Of stones oIi,'a
gerate dimensions. but which -,
tpidly 10 size until We come to ca1or;
~ three engrTI0Hs stones the ,.I,.,.i
q being - feet sud the longest ~ .,
isnaS- and each being about frost,
= high and 20 feet thick. s,.an5
ur~e ~ which they form -uarf - aa-,
70 feet above fle surface u fl,s -.
..-, fess0r
,.,.-, -. -. 300 As Braz
still larger one lies 10 The an. c..
arby quarry. never having been
from the rock beneath. This ~
% feet long by Il By 10 feet Ne