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Chapter 9506 top floor of the exterior is articulated by coupled half columns [Fig. 8.15], and the interior by coupled freestanding columns carrying a continuous entabla- ture, from which spring the vaults of the window niches. In Strada’s design [Fig. 8.20] the effect of the long sides of the Antiquarium interior would be very much like a colonnade of coupled columns carrying arches. Another Mantuan feature, prominent in the Palazzo del Te and elsewhere, can also be related to Strada’s influence. This is the use of prominent continu- ous, heavy stone stringcourses stressing the base and the frieze level which accentuate the horizontal aspect of the facades [Fig. 9.105–9.106].110 Since the Neugebäude was never finished, there are no indications what this finish would have looked like. There seem to be no indications for a brickwork relief 110 It is also found in his own house and, less prominently, in his Antiquarium design. Figures 9.103–9.104 The Loggia di Davide of the Palazzo del Te, Mantua, compared to the arcade from the Neugebäude, as reused in the Gloriette, Schönbrunn, Vienna. Figures 9.105–9.106 North facade and West Pavilion of the Neugebäude, showing remains of the heavy stringcourses originally encircling the whole building.