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Rh Bk. VII. Ch, II, EARLY SPANISH GOTHIC. 259 pleasingly. 1 Sometimes the aisles are carried round the church, so as to form a jiortico at the west end as well as at the sides. Some- times they are on one side or the other as the situation demands ; but wherever used they are always pleasing and appropriate. 703. Tarragona Cathedral. View across Transepts. (From Street.) The round form of church does not seem ever to have been a favorite in Spain. There are some examples, it is true, but they 1 These external porticos would be admirably adapted for imitation in the climate of India.