n arched en-trances approached by a broad flight ofsteps, and two more at the wings whichopen upon the street level; between thedoorways the wall is enriched with groupsof statuary, and heads carved in reliefupon medallions, wreath encircled, andwith the name of the original below eachmedallion—the… … has, so to speak, stepped ahead of expe-rience and placed himself at once in thevery first rank of his profession. The plan of the Opera House is a a gallery, the top of whose balustradecoincides with the bases of the columns.The gallery is available as a promenade.Smaller columns between the large…
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