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The reading stands of the Palace cluster

Giorgio Buccellati – November 2009

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A chapter of the digital monograph: Site Presentation


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Introduction

Reproduced below are the individual reading stands of the first cluster, the Temple and the Temple Terrace. Next to a view of their location, there is an overall view of the plates as displayed and a link to their PDF version. The stands are listed in the order of the signposts to which they belong.

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1. Facing the centuries

The clash of centuries (PDF 490K)




The ancient perception (PDF 600K)

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2. A bird’s eye view

This is a “panorama” view overlooing the Temple, and there are no reading stands.

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3. Facing the transcedence

TEXT TO BE WRITTEN

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4. The great ascent

TEXT TO BE WRITTEN

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5. The Temple of the lion

TEXT TO BE WRITTEN

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