Schematic Perspective View of the Nordburg
Schematic Perspective View of the Nordburg Fig. 4. Schematic perspective view of the remains of the Nordburg. Structures retrieved by excavators have been hatch-marked on vertical faces. Integrations have an arbitrary height of 0.5 m. Notwithstanding its planimetrical peculiarity and its extremely damaged remains, the Nordburg presents several traits common to other Syro-Palestinian palaces. Those traits again testify, also in nonreligious architecture, to the cultural unity of this area. The planimetrical interpretations presented here must be mere proposals because of the actual preservation state of the Nordburg and the tormented history of its excavation and surveying. The greatest efforts have been devoted to resetting the plan of the palace, retaining as much as possible of the information reported by its excavators. This work has revealed great accuracy of the German plan, even though it was drawn still in a “pioneering archaeological era.” Unfortunately, Schum...