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rectangular temple, raised on a lofty podium, and originally 
preceded by a tetrastyle portico which is now gone. The interior 
measures no more than 16 feet by 27 feet 74 inches, and is 
covered by a fine wagon vault of stone sunk into coffers. But 
for the font, the interior of the little shrine has remained unaltered 
since the time when Diocletian sacrificed within its walls, so com- 
pletely has it withstood the wear of time, and escaped the wanton 
injury of man.”—Z. G. Jackson. 
I must now conclude this brief description of the house which 
has become a city by calling your attention to the sea-front (fig. 9), 
Fig. 9. 
with its crypto-porticus or cloistered gallery. The most note- 
worthy features from an architectural point of view are that the 
entablature of this crypto-porticus has no frieze and no distinct 
architrave, but only a cornice with two facias below it. Over two 
Openings we also see, as in the portico of the vestibule, the whole 
entablature springing into an arch. This is doubtless the origin 
of the Venetian window. 
In taking our leave of a building which has played such an 
important part in the history of architecture, and in which, as 
Freeman has well expressed it, ‘‘the germ was planted which 
grew into Pisa and Durham, into Westminster and St. Ouen’s,” it 
