Link: Octavius' post
Now look at photographs of the actual pavement:
http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/getty-foundation-grant-allows-newly-conserved-cosmati-pavement-to-be-unveiled-at-royal-wedding/
Was the chair not set along the 'bottom' edge of the pavement? Is there any significance attached to the central motif? Is the monarch simply crowned on the pavement? I earnestly hope that the next coronation will see the pavement uncovered and playing its significant role while still being seen.
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