At both those periods the nation had lost the bond of union in their ancient edifice; they did not, however, dissolve the whole fabric.
At the base are slabs and parts of columns from ancient Roman edifices.
Parts of a more ancient Byzantine edifice can be seen in the court.
The current church includes two corinthian columns from the ancient edifice.
The rambling ancient edifice had one entire wing fallen into ruins.
There was a reserve about her that seemed to befit the guardian of such an ancient edifice.
It is one of the largest and most ancient edifices in southern Italy, with an area of some 25,000 m2.
A beautiful place, I thought; but these ancient edifices were in constant need of attention.
When I woke nothing had changed, except that there were more people making the tour of the ancient edifice.
As a photographer, she appreciated the composition of modern man in contrast to the ancient edifice.