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 Elevation of the Temple. 221 is a window which belongs to the first system ; but is surrounded by courses of the second ; then a modern arch, and a whole series of semi-detached pillars, built with small stones. 1 These buttresses Fig. 139. — Exterior Wall of Mosque, Hebron. Perspective view. De Vogué, p. 119. were not a mere decorative feature, but meant as supports to the wall where it rises above the haram level ; when, having no longer 1 Consult the Recovery, " Masonry of the Haram," Col. C. W. Wilson, and tail notes by Messrs. Conder and Warren.