Seated in one of the antechambers, you may feel like a traveler whose train has stalled somewhere on the outskirts of town. |
The four main rooms are identical, consisting of a rectangular plan, a reception area opposite the entrance door and two antechambers. |
In the evenings, Mr Aziz's palatial official residence is like a royal court, where the great and good wait in antechambers to present their donations. |
The main room was a rectangle with various antechambers and vestibules branching off down its length. |
Evidently they still had a whole labyrinth of corridors and antechambers to negotiate before they reached the forgotten chamber with its prized relic. |
Looking at it was like looking down into a ruined palace, a system of courtyards, chambers, and antechambers that instead of being built into the air had been carved into the earth. |