Of all the features exposed in the Palace, the courtyard is the most immediately impressive for its beauty. Its white stone pavement would have shown brightly especially for visitors passing first through a series of corridors, presumably with little illumination. This has not been developed in the signage, but is readily apparent to visitors even withtou explanations.
Considerations have also been made about its relationship to the kitchen at a lower level, particularly with regard to the sense of smell (Buccellat F. 2019 “Perception”.)
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