80), and there are always a few steps to mount in passing from one part to another.

In the temple of Khonsu the difference of level is not more than 5-1/4 feet, but it is combined with a lowering of the roof, which in most cases is very strongly marked.

From the pylon to the wall at the farther end, the height decreases continuously.

The peristyle is loftier than the hypostyle hall, and the hypostyle hall is loftier than the sanctuary.

The last hall of columns and the farthest chamber are lower and lower still.