Flanked Sentence Examples

The wall is flanked by towers about 31 ft.

A lofty stone wall, pierced by five gates and flanked by twenty-four towers, encloses the city, which has a population of about 40,000.

It lies on the Romerberg, a square flanked by curious medieval houses.

Its beautiful stretch of sands is flanked by a promenade extending all the way to Joppa.

It is flanked on each side by well-preserved warehouses, another group of which, surrounding a large court, lies to the south-west.

It has wide and regular streets, flanked by numerous gabled houses, and is surrounded by pleasant promenades on the site of its old ramparts.

The town is beautifully situated, being flanked on the east and south by hills exceeding 1000 ft.

The palace was built round a central court, flanked by passages and entered by a doorway of three battants hung on two columns.

Outside the entrance is a large paved court of Roman date, flanked by a colonnade.

It is pleasantly situated in the narrow valley of the river Chess, closely flanked by low wooded hills.

It is flanked by medieval walls, towers and gates, and its antique appearance has been carefully preserved.

Three men leapt out, a blond man in PMF grays flanked by two fed special security members.

The building, chiefly of iron and glass, is flanked by two towers and is visible from far over the metropolis.

So far as is known, the Malay Peninsula consists of an axial zone of crystalline rocks, flanked on each side by an incomplete band of sedimentary deposits.

The town is enclosed by nearly square brick walls, flanked by massive round towers, dating from the time of the caliphs, but now falling into decay.

The main development of the city has been to the north of the river, which is crossed by numerous bridges and flanked by fine quays and promenades.

The original TOkaidO was taken for model, and Yedo and Nikko were joined by a highway flanked by rows of cryptomeria.

The principal secular building is the town-hall, completed in the 15th century, flanked on one side by a Gothic chapel, transformed now into a museum.

A gateway flanked by turrets (14th century) is a relic of the Hotel de Guise, built as a gild hall for the English woolstaplers, and given to the duke of Guise as a reward for the recapture of Calais.

It appears to consist in the main of a continuation of an axis of old schists and slates, with granite intrusions, and flanked by coastal plains with Cretaceous or Jurassic, and Miocene beds, with Pleistocene sands and reefs and volcanic rocks.

They are all more or less practicable for carts, and are flanked by a good telegraph line as long as they lie in Italian territory.

The whole building, and especially the west façade, which is flanked by two towers with lofty spires, is characterized by its simplicity.

The east and south gates exist (the latter, a double gate with three arches flanked by two towers, is the Porta Praetoria, and is especially fine), while the rectangular arrangement of the streets perpetuates the Roman plan, dividing the town into 16 blocks (insulae).

Below the terrace was a precinct, surrounded by walls and flanked with porticoes and other buildings; it is over loo yds.

On both sides the range is flanked by sandstones and shales (the Kythraean series), supposed to be of Upper Eocene age; and similar rocks occur around the southern mountain mass.

Hornafvan is a straight and sombre trough, flanked by high hills of unbroken slope, but Storaf van and the intervening Uddjaur are broad, throwing off deep irregular inlets, and picturesquely studded with numerous islets.

The facade is a magnificent specimen of the flamboyant Gothic style, flanked by two Gothic towers.

In the interval are the Zeus altar; the great hexastyle Doric temple of Athena flanked by the palace on the east, by the theatre and its long terrace on the west, and by a library on the north; and a large Corinthian temple of Trajan.

At the north of the precinct was a broad road, flanked with votive offerings and exedrae, and along the boundary were porticoes and chambers intended for the reception of the OEwpiac or sacred embassies; there are two entrances on this side, each of them through extensive propylaea.

The Landwehr Canal, leaving the Spree near the Schlesische Tor (gate), and rejoining it at Charlottenburg, after a course of 6 m., adds not a little to the charm of the southern and western districts, being flanked by fine boulevards and crossed by many handsome bridges.

The north-west gateway, to which this road led, is still flanked by two massive towers, of Hellenic work.

At some period subsequent to this deposition there was a movement of elevation, which appears to have thrown the whole mass of rocks into a fold along an anticlinal axis running west and east, which was flanked to north and south by synclinal hollows.

The most conspicuous monument is the triple Gate of Hadrian, flanked by a tower built by the empress Julia.

It is a huge square building flanked with two wings, having towers rising to the height of about 140 ft.

Its castle was built on a tongue of land flanked by two deep ravines, and behind this the town grew up in a semicircle on a stretch of bare and exposed tableland.

It is surrounded by a ruinous mud wall flanked by towers; a quarter of a mile east of it stands a mud fort, 180 yds.

Remains of the ancient ramparts flanked by towers are still to be seen.

The walls, which are of great strength, are surmounted by machicolated battlements, flanked at intervals by thirty-nine massive towers and pierced by several gateways, three of which date from the 14th century.

The present houses have for the most part been quarried from ancient ruins; of the palace of the princes of Azerbaijan there remains a gateway with a Persian inscription, flanked by two brick towers; and at a little distance stands the so-called Tower of the Khans, a richly decorated twelve-sided structure, 102 ft.

The town itself is mainly composed of a long street (flanked by two others), which is really the road from Grenoble to Cuneo over the Col de l'Argentiere (6545 ft.).

It is pleasantly situated in the narrow valley of the Misbourne stream, which is flanked by the well-wooded slopes of the Chiltern Hills.

He has Augustine's Predestinarianism, stiffened (according to Loofs) by Arab philosophical determinism, and he has much of Augustine's doctrine of the grace of God, though it is flanked with doctrines of human merit which might have astonished Augustine.

Each wall was flanked by ninety-six towers.

The splendid wall, flanked by nine towers, that descends from the court of Tekfour Serai to the level tract below Egri Kapu, was built by Manuel Comnenus (1143-1180) for the greater security of the part of the city in which stood the palace of Blachernae, then the favourite imperial residence.

The city occupies a narrow sandy peninsula, which terminates on the northern or seaward side in a lofty mass of sandstone, Monte Urgull; it is flanked on the east by the estuary of the river Urumea, on the west by the broad bay of La Concha.

On the south the Bogdo-ola is flanked by the nearly parallel range of the Jargoz, a range which, in contrast to most of the Tian-shan ranges, carries no perpetual snow.

The Alai is a well-defined ridge with steep slopes, and both it and the Terek-tau, which prolongs it towards the Kokshal-tau, are flanked next the Ferghana valley by what appear to be the old uplifted strata both of the old Palaeozoic series of metamorphic limestones and of the newer Tertiary series of softer conglomerates and sandstones.

The Swine, the central and shortest passage between the Stettiner Haff and the Baltic Sea, was formerly flanked by the fishing villages of West and East Swine.

There are several harbours, including the Porto Canale, for coasting vessels; the Porto Baross, for timber; and the Porto Grande, sheltered by the Maria Theresia mole and breakwater, besides four lesser moles, and flanked by the quays, with their grain-elevators.

There are remains of an ancient castle, consisting chiefly of a finely preserved gateway, of the Early Decorated period, flanked by two round towers.

The gateway is flanked by two huge blocks, each carved in front into the shape of a sphinx, while on the inner face is a relief of a two-headed eagle with wings displayed.

Canovas crowned his policy by countenancing the formation of a Liberal party under Sagasta, flanked by Marshal Serrano and other Liberal generals, which took office in 1881.

A tall form stood halfway between the fire and them, flanked by two vamps.

Flanked by the Immortal she knew as Kiki and two more, Rhyn stood several meters away.

Darkyn was standing beside a molten tear in the earth, flanked by seven demons that stood one and a half times the size of Gabriel, the largest man Wynn knew.

Massive ballrooms flanked either side of the foyer, one whose orchestra filled the mansion with calming music, and the other devoted to a buffet unlike any Katie had ever seen.

Kris rose from his squat nearby, flanked by Ileana and Jade.

The southern abutment was flanked by two retaining walls which held small triangular embankments against its sides, thus strengthening it laterally.

Lover's Lane leads toward the Beaulieu River, flanked on both sides with banks of the Solent deciduous azaleas.

A female blue-footed booby sat on a rock, flanked by two males feverishly courting her.

The town overlooks a wide bay of hard golden sand flanked by spectacular cliffs and protected by a breakwater.

Naturally, this features a red carpet, flanked on either side by a row of chunky, flickering candles.

Between the magazines were two pairs of gun casemates (to shelter the guns in) flanked by two pairs of artillery general stores.

The foramen magnum is flanked by two large knobs or occipital condyles that form a joint with the first cervical vertebra of the neck.

Tomb chest in recess, flanked by columns and carrying an entablature with achievement and supporters.

Well-heeled buyers will pay the earth to approach their homes along a driveway flanked by manicured greens.

Mid C20 central doorway flanked by single triple sashes.

The front porch has an arched opening, flanked by pilasters, supporting a frieze and cornice with circular pediment.

The house he built for himself was tall and compact, its five stepped gables flanked by battlemented towers on either side.

Central battered chimney stack flanked by 2 brick dormer gables with leaded lights.

He is flanked by 2 knights of the realm displaying the " rascist " st George 's flag. wonderful!

It remains grassland interspersed with oak trees, flanked by woodland that has been shaped to enhance its appearance.

Its two swimming pools are flanked by immaculate lawns leading down to the beach.

The countryside is equally praised, & includes lush meadowland, dense forest, & steep valleys, all flanked by the Pyrenees mountains.

Instead a crowned monogram GRI was used, flanked by the date (GRI stands for Georgius Rex Imperator ).

The gate tower of 1512 is paneled all the way up and has an oriel high up flanked by two statue niches.

Ground floor windows flanked by pilasters with cornice over.

The central doorway on the east front is flanked by Tuscan pillars against a rusticated surround and has a pediment above.

The beach is flanked by a seafront promenade, & due to its urban location ha many access points.

Playa de Muro beach forms part of a wonderful 9 mile stretch of fine golden sand flanked by a pleasant tree-lined promenade.

The original proscenium was flanked by 6 full-height pillars on each side.

Below the window is a paneled reredos, flanked by lofty pinnacles of wood.

There is a clear entrance, flanked by an outer protective work, now very ruinous.

The fireplace is flanked to either side by recessed display shelving.

Arcs for the rev counter and fuel gage peek out from the sides of the large speedometer and are flanked by warning lights.

Ducrow's tomb is rather special and shaped like an Egyptian temple, flanked by four sphinxes.

The Fringe Pool is absolutely teeming with golden flanked cheeky Crucian Carp.

The Venus head was flanked by peacocks, the colors of which were enhanced by the use of glass tesserae.

A number of ships, made tiny by comparison, flanked the island.

The grand front faces the east, and is flanked by battlemented towers carrying small watch turrets.

The signature is flanked by two engraved vignettes each apparently showing an instrument maker at work, surrounded by tools and products.

The façade, flanked by two towers with cupolas, is decorated with arcades filled in with statuary and sculpture, the whole representing the Last Judgment.

This lay close to the commencement of the Via Severiana (see SEVERIANA, VIA), and the line of tombs which flanked it soon begins.

The valley is always broad, and especially from Warwick downward, through the Vale of Evesham, the scenery is very beautiful, the rich valley being flanked by the bold Cotteswold Hills on the south and by the wooded slopes of the Arden district of Warwickshire on the north.

The Adige embankment gave an impetus to building enterprise, the banks of the river being now flanked by villas and large dwellinghouses.

The whole building, and especially the west façade, which is flanked by two towers with lofty spires, is characterized by its simplicity.

To the south of this is the Anlage, a pleasant promenade flanked by handsome villas and gardens, leading directly to the centre of the place.

Medium quality stones may be up to .66 or .75 carats though the ring is usually comprised of a smaller center stone flanked by accent stones with a total weight of up to .75 carats.

Instead, by Legally Blonde 2 she is engaged to a more unconventional lawyer who treasures her unique personality, which is reflected in her large oval pink diamond engagement ring flanked by trilliant side stones.

The large marquise stone is flanked by five smaller diamonds in this one-of-a-kind antique marquise diamond ring.

A gorgeous octagon shaped yellow sapphire, flanked by two octagon diamonds are set in a beautiful platinum band.

One variation of this classic design is a single large diamond flanked on either side by one or more smaller diamonds and set in a gleaming yellow gold band that makes up the engagement ring of this classic duo.

An elegant example of this style wedding ring duo is a magnificent marquis cut diamond flanked by a combination of four tapered baguettes.

The façade, flanked by two towers with cupolas, is decorated with arcades filled in with statuary and sculpture, the whole representing the Last Judgment.

On the east the site is approached by an ancient road, flanked by tombs.

The range is, however, continued through the province now called Calabria, to the southern extremity or toe of Italy, but presents in this part a very much altered character, the broken limestone range which is the true continuation of the chain as far as the neighbourhood of Nicastro and Catanzaro, and keeps close to the west coast, being flanked on the east by a great mass of granitic mountains, rising to about 6000 ft., and covered with vast forests, from which it derives the name of La Sila.

The western side of Table Mountain faces the Atlantic, and is flanked by the hills known as The Twelve Apostles; to the south Hout's Bay Nek connects it with the remainder of the range; on the east the mountain overlooks the Cape Flats.

The western or outer front is flanked on each side by a projecting wing, with a row of three smaller Doric columns between Antae at right angles to the main portico.

This road was flanked by magazines, some belonging to the royal armoury, and abutted on a paved area with stepped seats on two sides (theatral area).

Arles still possesses many monuments of Roman architecture and art, the most remarkable being the ruins of an amphitheatre (the Arenes), capable of containing 25,000 spectators, which, in the 11th and 12th centuries, was flanked with massive towers, of which three are still standing.

Ashwood Dale, Chee Dale, Millersdale, Monsal Dale and the valley at Matlock are all flanked by abrupt sides of this rock.

Its extensive front faced the river, and had a lofty central gateway, flanked by smaller entrances, and by two octagonal towers rising to some height above the body of the building.

In the centre was the Agora of Hippodamus; on the western margin of the Cantharus harbour extended the emporium, or Digma, the centre of commercial activity, flanked by a series of porticoes; at its northern end, near the entrance to the inner harbour, was another Agora, on the site of the modern market-place, and near it the µa?cp l OTOa, the corn depot of the state.

To his time may be referred many of the buildings around the Agora (probably rebuilt on the former sites) and elsewhere, and the passage, or 8p4uos, from the Agora to the Dipylon flanked by long porticos.

Here a series of excavations, carried out by the British School in 1896-1897 under the direction of Cecil Smith, revealed the foundations of an extensive Greek building, the outlines of which correspond with those of a gymnasium; it possessed a large bath or cistern, and was flanked on two sides by water-courses.

The abbey church belonged to the 13th century, but only a gateway flanked by two massive towers is left.

Burra Firth, in the north of Unst, is flanked on both sides by magnificent cliffs, including the Noup of Unst, the hill of Saxavord (934 ft.), the Gord and Herma Ness.

It is surrounded by old walls, flanked with towers, and has a considerable number of ancient buildings, among which are the fine church of the Holy Cross; St John's church, which dates from the time of the Hohenstaufen; and, situated on a height near the town, partly hewn out of the rock, the pilgrimage church of the Saviour.

The sacred road from Epidaurus, which is flanked by tombs, approaches the precinct through a gateway or propylaea.

It has extensive remains of fortifications of the 13th century, the most remarkable feature of which is the Porte de Laon, a gateway flanked by massive towers and surmounted by a fine a,partmmt.

The most attractive of these is the arcaded Plaza del Castillo, flanked by the hall of the provincial council and by the theatre.

The summit of the promontory (748 ft.) is reached by the old line of the Via Appia, which is flanked by tombs and by remains of an ancient defensive wall with circular towers (currently attributed to Theodoric, but probably a good deal earlier in date).

Some relics of old military architecture survive, among them a cylindrical tower of the 15th century near the Porte Notre-Dame, the southern gate of the city, and the Porte Rivotte, a gate of the 16th century, flanked by two round towers.

The original city grew up on the site of the City of London of the present day, on a slight eminence intersected by the Walor Wall-brook, and flanked on the west by the river Fleet.

A strong earthen rampart, flanked with bastions and redoubts, surrounded the City, its liberties, Westminster and Southwark, making an immense enclosure.

Its somewhat gloomy aspect, enhanced by the tortuous narrow lanes flanked by gabled houses of the 15th century, has gained for it among countryfolk the sobriquet of the "Witches' nest" (Hexen-Nest).

Throughout its length it is closely flanked on its left bank by this main water-divide, which is called Moshabar or Shandur in its northern sections, and owns a great variety of names where it divides Bajour from the Kunar valley.

There is an axial zone of Cretaceous and Lower Eocene, and this is flanked on each side by the Upper Eocene and the Miocene, while the valley of the Irrawaddy is occupied chiefly by the Pliocene.

Among the most recent improvements must be mentioned the Brausenwerther Platz, flanked by the theatre, the public baths, and the railway station and administrative offices.

Only the minaret of the mosque, dating from the 14th century, and the battlemented wall, flanked by two towers, remain of its former magnificence.

Its length is 340 m., and though not flanked by trees or possessing so good a bed as the TOkaidO, it is nevertheless a sufficiently remarkable highway.

The west front is flanked by two towers and the crossing is surmounted by a slender timber spire.

Between Miinden and Minden its course lies through a picturesque valley flanked by irregular and disjointed ranges of hills (Reinhardswald, Sollinger Wald, Weser Hills, &c.); but after it emerges from these mountains by the narrow pass called the "Porta Westfalica," near Minden, its banks become flat and uninteresting.

It is now razed almost to foundation level; but it can be seen that it was flanked with halls each having four columns in front.

The chief relic is a gateway flanked by massive round towers, known as the Porte Saint-Pierre.

The doorway was flanked with columns of alabaster, with rich spiral ornament, now in the British Museum; and the rest of the facade was very richly decorated, as may be seen from Chipiez's fine restoration.

The right bank of the Mekong being closely flanked by an almost continuous hill range, the whole of this part of Siam is practically a huge basin, the bottom of which is a plain lying from 200 to 300 ft.

It is preceded by a rich portal in the Gothic style with elaborately carved doors, and is flanked on the north by an uncompleted tower.

The western promontory is flanked on the north by the picturesque Alum Bay, and the lofty detached rocks known as the Needles lie off it..

It stands on a square peninsula flanked by the western and eastern harbours and by the Otter river.

The Exhibition Buildings are situated on a hill in Carlton Gardens; they consist of a large cruciform hall surmounted by a dome and flanked by two annexes.

The exterior, flanked at the western end by a lofty tower and pierced by high, narrow windows, is devoid of ornament.

The castle is a fine example of Gothic, and mainly consists of a great oblong quadrangle, flanked on the south side by circular towers.

The idea is still better confirmed farther north in Wyoming, where the Laramie Range, flanked with upturned strata on the east and west, is for the most part a broad upland at altitudes of 7000 or 8000 ft., with no strong surmounting summits, and as yet no deep carved valleys.

The western entrance was approached by an ante-church, or narthex (B), itself an aisled church of no mean dimensions, flanked by two towers, rising from a stately flight of steps bearing a large stone cross.

The Storahamn is flanked by the handsome tree-planted quays, Norra and Sbdra Hamngatan.

The town lies low, flanked by two chalky eminences, called East and West Hills.

This is a beautiful specimen of Perpendicular work, embattled, flanked by spired turrets, and covered with panel work.

Silesia is divided by a projecting limb of Moravia into two small parts of territory, of which the western part is flanked by the Sudetic mountains, namely the Altvater Gebirge; while the eastern part is flanked by the Carpathians, namely the Jablunka Gebirge with their highest peak the Lissa Hora (4346 ft.).

Both the northern and the southern side of the hill are flanked by walls, which seem to have reached the sea, where there was a mole and a harbour; and the wall of the acropolis itself remains in one part to the height of eight courses.

A great portion of Istria belongs to the Karst region, and is occupied by the so-called Istrian plateau, flanked on the north and east by high mountains, which attain in the Monte Maggiore an altitude of 4573 ft.

The Alps, therefore, are not composed of a single range (as shown on the old maps) but of a great " divide," flanked on either side by other important ranges, which, however, do not comprise such lofty peaks as the main watershed.

The Eastern Alps consist of a central mass of crystalline and schistose rocks flanked on each side by a zone of Mesozoic beds and on the north by an outer band of Tertiary deposits.

Upon the outer side of the arc the central zone of crystalline rocks is flanked by Mesozoic and Tertiary belts; towards the west, indeed, the individuality of these belts is lost, to a large extent, but the rocks remain.

It is an irregular building in Gothic style, with a high pointed roof, and flanked by four towers of unequal dimensions.

The Norrevold Gade leads through the N6rretor y past the Folketeatre and the technical school to the Orsteds park, and from its southern end the Vestervold Gade continues through the Raadhus Plads, a centre of tramways, flanked by the modern Renaissance town hall (190,), ornamented with bronze figures, with a tower at the eastern angle.

The romantic old town, with its winding streets and lanes, flanked by massive gabled houses, dates from the medieval days of Hanseatic prosperity.

It lies on and above the small river Bollin, the valley of which is flanked by high ground to east and west, the eastern hills rising sharply to heights above l000 ft.

Formerly a moat flanked the city on theland sides, and a drawbridge at each of six gates was raised every night.

These streets are wide and bordered with trees, and are flanked by shops with open fronts and verandas.

The walls, flanked with round towers, but partly destroyed by the earthquake of 1837, were built by Dhahr el-Amir, as was the court-house.

The view of the cathedral has been much improved by a clearance of the old houses on the Domhof, including the archiepiscopal palace, but the new Hof, though flanked by many fine buildings, is displeasing owing to the intrusion of numerous modern palatial hotels and shops.

It preserves remains of ramparts, a stronghold of the 16th century flanked by cylindrical towers, and a sculptured gateway of the 15th century.

The valley of the Danube above Regensburg is flanked by plateaus sloping gently to the Danube, but precipitous towards the valley of the Neckar.

Parallel to the Stradone, on the north, is the Prijeki, a long, very narrow street, flanked by tall houses with overhanging balconies, and greatly resembling a Venetian alley, Despite the havoc wrought by earthquake in 1667, the whole city is rich in antiquarian interest.

The Via Garibaldi is flanked by a succession of magnificent palaces, chief among which is the Palazzo Rosso, so called from its red colour.

This range, running from north to south, is flanked by a parallel and lower range in the west, with a wide valley between.

It is enclosed by a strongly fortified wall, which is flanked by thirteen towers.

The fort built by the Vijayanagar kings in the 16th century was of strategic importance, owing to its swampy surroundings and the lake that flanked its side.

The facade, which is flanked by two square towers without spires, has three portals decorated with a profusion of statuary, the central portal having a remarkable statue of Christ of the 13th century; they are surmounted by two galleries, the upper one containing twenty-two statues of the kings of Judah in its arcades, and by a fine rose-window.

The Varde, Omme, Skjerne, Stor and Karup, sluggish and tortuous streams draining into the western lagoons, rise in and flow through marshes, while the eastern Limfjord is flanked by the swamps known as Vildmose.

There is not a pass of any great importance, nor a river of any great difficulty, to be encountered from end to end, but the route is flanked on the north between Kandahar and Girishk by the Zamindawar hills, containing the most truculent and fanatical clans of all the Southern Afghan tribes.

Brady who seemed unmoved, walked down the dock steps flanked by two prison officers.

Ducrow 's tomb is rather special and shaped like an Egyptian temple, flanked by four sphinxes.

The upper and lower medallions are flanked by the reversed swastika which is another ancient Christian symbol.

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A console table along a short wall flanked on one or both sides by a chair can create a relaxing section in your room.

There may be a central diamond flanked by the gemstones, or the stones themselves can be a focal point in the ring's design.

In a central ruby design, the red jewel serves as the center stone and is flanked by brilliant diamond accents.

These gemstones look especially beautiful when they are flanked by smaller, colored stones like sapphires or rubies.

If you love geometric lines, you'll appreciate the beauty of an emerald-cut center stone flanked by two baguettes.

Amazon offers a 14 carat white gold ring with an emerald cut blue topaz flanked by a baguette cut diamond on each size.

Flanked on one side by intense Scorpio and salt-of-the-earth Capricorn on the other, Sagittarius feels like a breath of fresh air.

The Eure, which at this point divides into three branches, is crossed by several bridges, some of them ancient, and is fringed in places by remains of the old fortifications, of which the Porte Guillaume (14th century), a gateway flanked by towers, is the most complete specimen.

It may be described as flanked on the west and south by the Glen and Water of Nevis, on the east by the river and Glen of Treig, and on the north by the river and Glen of Spean.

A sapphire center stone flanked by two diamonds is a popular choice.

Some designs feature a larger diamond in the center, flanked by progressively smaller diamonds on either side, while other rings feature five diamonds of the same size.

Flanked by three friends, the show takes a page from Sex and the City as it depicts the dates - and of course, post-date girl talk - of Pep and her friends.

The former, well restored by Ricci in1898-1900(except for the dome with its baroque frescoes which has not been altered), is a regular octagon, with a vestibule, originally flanked by two towers on the west, a choir added on the east, triangular outside and circular within; it is surrounded within by two galleries interrupted at the presbytery, and supported by eight large pillars, the intervals between which are occupied by open exedrae.

The Dipylon consists of an outer and an inner gate separated by an oblong courtyard and flanked on either side by towers; the gates were themselves double, being each composed of two apertures intended for the incoming and outgoing traffic. An opening in the city wall a little to the south-west, supposed to have been the Sacred Gate (iep t riAn), was in all probability an outlet for the waters of the Eridanus.

Xander was everywhere, from posters on the wall, stacks of books he'd allegedly written, even a red carpet entrance flanked by adoring female fans and photographers.