Room: The Majestic Nave Arcade
This room is within Palace of Diocletian.
Center map on The Majestic Nave Arcade
The Majestic Nave Arcade - N - (-------------------------------------------------) W <---(M)---> E - S - This wandering space, with its diverse vistas and ornamented surfaces, functions as the fragile 'fill' between the great piers that support the structure. High above you, to your east and west, you can see the upper level floors that circle the domed central nave. Your eyes follow the walls up toward the ribs vaults of the elevated ceiling, which have a kind of architectural embroidery, they pull into fan shapes with pendant keystones resembling stalactites. Elaborate patterns of the marble floor, while very decorative and fancy, appear to direct traffic north towards the enormous tetrarch chamber far off in the distance.