THE BOOK OF THE EOYAL 



the details of the Garden which now occupies these grounds. 

 It is situated on a gentle slope inclining to the south. Its shape 

 is that of a jDarallelogram, with its angles rounded at the 

 northern end, and it is between 700 and 800 feet broad, by 

 more than 1200 feet long. This area has been formed into 

 three principal levels, broken by subordinate terraced levels, 

 connected by slopes, and reached by flights of steps. 



The whole is surrounded by Arcades, opening towards the 

 Garden ; they are about 25 feet wide and 20 feet in height. 

 Those at the south, middle, and north are aU different, and 

 are commonly distinguished as the Lateran, the Milanese, and 

 the Albani Arcades, from the buildings to which their styles may 

 respectively be referred. 



