Andrea Palladio · The Fourth Book
Chapter XXVII. Of the designs of some temples that are out of Italy; and, first, of the two temples of Pola
AT Pola, a city of Iffria, besides the theatre, amphitheatre, and an arch, most beautiful edifices, of each of which mention shall be made, and their designs put in their places, there are upon the piazza, on the sun past, two temples of the same bigness, and with the same ornaments, distant the one from the other fifty eight feet and four inches; the designs of which follow.
Their aspect is the prostilos. The manner is that, which, according to VITRUVIUS, I have before called sistilos, that has the intercolumniations of two diameters; and the intercolumniation in the middle is of two diameters and a quarter. Round these temples there goes a basement, at the height of which they have their floor, or pavement; and the ascent to it is by Reps placed in the front forwards, as has been seen in many other temples. The bases of the columns are in the Attick manner, and have the orlo as thick as all the rest of the base. The capitals are in the manner of olive leaves, very neatly wrought. The caulicoli are rested with oak leaves; which variety is seen but in few others, and is worthy of notice. The architrave is also different from the greater part of the others; because its first fascia is large, the second less, and the third under the cimacium is also less. These fascia’s project forward in the lower part; which was done that the architrave might have but little projection, and thus might not obstruct the letters which are in the frize in the front, which are these:
ROME ET AVGVSTO CAESARI INVL F. PAT. PATRIAE.
Tie foliage made in the said frize goes round the other parts of the temple. The cornice has but few members, and is wrought with the usual intaglia’s, The ornaments of the door are not to be seen; I have, nevertheless, inserted them in the manner I think they must have been, The cella is in length one fourth part more than its breadth. The whole temple, including the portico, is above two squares in length.
I have made three plates of these temples. 78. Ty the first is designed the plan. 7g. In the second is the elevation of the front forwards. $0. IN the third is the elevation of the flank:
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