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 THE TOMB OF MAUSOLUS. 57 4. It would hardly have been " a gigantic monument." 5. The small scheme had its origin before the site had been explored. It is against the views of Lieut. Smith, Newton, and Pullan, whose conclusions were based on their knowledge of the site, of the positions of the stones found, and, in a word, their total impression derived from months of study of the excavations. 6. Such a building would, I think, be historically impossible. The basis of the true design seems to be the tumulus developed, consisting of a basement, a pyramid, and a trophy. It may best be compared with the Cnidus monument ; but in later times the great tomb at Adamkilissi, and the " mausolea" of Augus- tus and Hadrian in Rome followed the same tradition. The marvel must have con- sisted in setting over a temple - like structure a pyramid hanging high in the air. The one point that may be claimed for the small scheme — that it satisfies Pliny's dimension of 63 feet — is neutralised by the fact that the large scheme satisfies the 440-feet dimension. And if we are told that this was the size of something exterior to the monument proper, we can say that the 63 feet is just as likely to be of something interior like the cella. Fig. 44. — Back of Angle Volute. Details of the Order. The shafts have twenty-four flutes over 5 inches wide, which are nearly semicircular in form. The projecting hollow mould- ing at the top and bottom of the shaft is not a quadrant, but