| "The whole chamber is roofed over with a natural ceiling made of the same kind of rock as the rest of the mountain and consisting of flat slabs inclined to the south-west; the walls are of the same stone, alternately widening and narrowing until the end of the hall where there is a junction that I will presently describe. Here the width reduces to only 4.80 metres and the ceiling is higher in the middle than at the sides, almost in the shape of a pavilion. From this junction to the cave entrance on the inclined side it is 3 metres high, and on the right side where it rises up more, it is 4.20 metres. These measurements are however not constant for the whole length of the vast hall, given that the ceiling varies in height, but they deviate from the figures stated only by a relatively small amount. The whole of the floor is made of a kind of high hard stalactite-like material, amongst which here and there are indistinct basins or pools made of the same kind of material but covered with moss; on the left side the waters have also deposited some sand and earth." |
Entrance hall looking out
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