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0673 The Book of Ser Marco Polo : vol.1
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ClIÂI. X.   THE PALACE OF TILE GREAT KAAN

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The great wall has five gates on its southern face,

the middle one being the great gate which is never

opened on any occasion except when the Great Kaan

himself goes forth or enters. Close on either side of this

great gate is a smaller one by which all other people

pass ; and then towards each angle is another great

gate, also open to people in general ; so that on that

side there are five gates in all.5

Inside of this wall there is a second, enclosing a space

that is somewhat greater in length than in breadth.

This enclosure also has eight palaces corresponding to

those of the outer wall, and stored like them with the

Lord's harness of war. This wall also bath five gates

on the southern face, corresponding to those in the outer

wall, and hath one gate on each of the other faces, as

the outer wall hath also. In the middle of the second

enclosure is the Lord's Great Palace, and I will tell you

what it is like.6

You must know that it is the greatest Palace that

ever was. [Towards the north it is in contact with the

outer wall, whilst towards the south there is a vacant

space which the Barons and the soldiers are constantly

traversing.? The Palace itself] hath no upper story, but

is all on the ground floor, only the basement is raised

some ten palms above the surrounding soil [and this

elevation is retained by a wall of marble raised to the

level of the pavement, two paces in width and projecting

beyond the base of the Palace so as to form a kind of

terrace-walk, by which people can pass round the build-

ing, and which is exposed to view, whilst on the outer

edge of the wall there is a very fine pillared balustrade ;

and up to this the people are allowed to come]. The

roof is very lofty, and the walls of the Palace are all

covered with gold and silver. They are also adorned

with representations of dragons [sculptured and gilt],