About each arch is arabesque work, surrounded with a rim of characters, consisting, for the most part, of verses from the Koràn. Unhappily, a modern roof of red tiles disfigures this beautiful Court, which is the most highly-prized fountain-court in the Palace.
In the centre of the Court are the twelve marble lions, conventionally treated. Supported on the backs of the animals is the beautiful basin of the fountain—in form, a dodecagon—out of which rises a lesser basin. A large volume of water falling into
THE COURT OF THE LIONS.
THE COURT OF THE LIONS.