The grace of its overall form is best viewed from across the canal, because, like St. Peter's in Rome, the dome disappears at closer quarters behind its elongated nave.
The dome was purposes designed to be seen from afar.
mnli hypothesis: The dome was purposes designed to be seen from afar. premise: The grace of its overall form is best viewed from across the canal, because, like St. Peter's in Rome, the dome disappears at closer quarters behind its elongated nave.