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The long peristyle garden comes to an end, directly before the Imperial
Residence, the outstanding monument to the Diocletian reign.  Its dimensions
are formidable, in plan, it is about 270 feet long and 240 feet wide, and
its crown rises some 180 feet above the pavement.  The exterior view is
dominated by the great dome, the huge buttresses that flow downward, and the
soaring spires that extend from the four corners of the building.  The huge
narthex entrance is to your direct north, over which is a canopy like dome. 
A long pool-like garden extends south, with two pathways flanking its east
and west.