“In the vaults of the building, is to be seen the aqueduct which brought a supply of fine water from beyond Arcueil to Lutetia, and as far as the subterraneous part is concerned, in perfect preservation.”
[17]. Huyot afterwards accompanied the mission of Count Forbyn into the east; he had, I believe, the misfortune to break his leg at Smyrna, and was left there on that account; but not discouraged, he resumed alone, the task of examining the monuments of that country.
[18]. My notes were not clear, and I am afraid I have made some confusion between this church and St. André le Bas, above-mentioned.
[19]. The cloisters of St. John Lateran, and of St. Paul fuori delle mura at Rome, are of a character very similar to this. They are said to be of the twelfth century, but I know not on what authority.
[20]. The domes of the little churches in Greece rise in this manner from an octagonal tower.
[21]. Menard says it had seven sides.
| 1st, 2nd, 3rd of | 30 French feet. |
| 4th | 48. |
| 5th | 53. |
| 6th | 21. |
| 7th | 33. |
The sides of the octagon above are each 17 French feet.
[22]. Millin.
[23]. Even this was not effected on my return to Paris in 1819.