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| Description of the Double Porticos on Either Side, and of the Three Eastern Gates.
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Chapter XXXVII.—Description of the Double Porticos on Either
Side, and of the Three Eastern Gates.
Besides this were two porticos on each side, with upper and lower ranges
of pillars,3268
| 3268 Whether this means two series, one underground and one above
(Molz. and many), or not, is fully discussed by Heinichen in a
separate note (Eusebius, vol. 3, p. 520–521). | corresponding in length with
the church itself; and these also had their roofs ornamented with gold.
Of these porticos, those which were exterior to the church were
supported by columns of great size, while those within these rested on
piles3269
| 3269 [These inner porticos seem to have rested on massy piles, because
they adjoined the sides of the church, and had to bear its roof, which
was loftier than any of the rest.—Bag.] Translated by
Molz. “Quadrangular supports.” “In
Architecture a cubic mass of building, to serve for
bearings.”—Liddell and Scott. | of stone beautifully adorned on
the surface. Three gates, placed exactly east, were intended to receive
the multitudes who entered the church.E.C.F. INDEX & SEARCH
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