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 144 BUDDHIST ARCHITECTURE. BOOK I. of the Abbaye aux Hommes at Caen, omitting the outer aisles in the latter buildings. The thickness of the piers at Norwich and Caen nearly corresponds to the breadth of the aisles in the Indian temple. In height, however, Karle is very inferior, being only 45 ft. from the floor to the apex. Fifteen pillars on each side separate the nave from the