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428 BY/ANTINE ARCHTTECTURE. Part II. nioiildingrs. It had o-alleries on either side of the nave, but how these were supported or framed is not clear. It may have been by wooden posts or marble pillars, and these would have either decayed or been removed. The two square calcidica or vestries, which in the Syrian churches terminate the side-aisles, are here placed externally like transepts, and beyond them are two circular buildings with domical roofs and square apses. What their use was is, however, doubtful. In fact, we know so little of the architecture of that age in Asia Minor that this building stands quite exceptionally ; and very little use can be made of it, either as throwing light on other buildings, or as receiving illustration from their peculiarities. But seeing how much has been effected in this direction of late, we may fully hope that this state of isolation will not long remain. 'V«i?s?w«sE«^«'r.S»~" 859. Church at Pergamus. (From a Plan hy Ed. Falkener, Esq.) Scale 100 ft. to 1 in. One other church of the 4th century is known to exist — at Nisibin. It is a triple church, the central compartment being the tomb of the founder, the first Armenian bishop of the place. Though much ruined, it still retains the mouldings of its doorways and windows as perfect as when erected, the whole being of fine, hard stone. These are identical in style with the buildings of Diocletian at Spalatro, and those of Constantine at Jerusalem ; and as their date is well known, they Avill, when published, form a valuable contribution to the infor- mation we now possess regarding the architecture of this period. Churches with Stone Roofs. AH the buildings above described — with the exception of the chapel at Babouda — have wooden roofs, as was the case generally with the