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 The Hypostyle Hall of Xerxes. 303 bases (Fig. 150, to the left), whereas the type of the order exh' bited in the tombs occurs in the columns of the inner hall (Fig. Fic. 150. — Capital and base oi column to the westward. Base of column of central pavilion. Flandin and Coste, Pent aHfieitru, Plate XCII. 150, on the right, Plate V.). The base consists of a plinth, shoe, and the torus of all Persian bases. Plinth and base are cut in one stone, resting upon a block 3 m. 50 c. at the side ; many