PRESLAV (Stoicho Bonev – stoi40_50@abv.bg, Radostina Georgieva) The explorations of the Palace, 20.50 m by 19 m in size, continued. There was a colonnade supporting a portico situated at 3 m in front of its western facade. The colonnade was built over a stylobate constructed of ashlars bonded with mortar, 80 cm high and 2 m wide. The stylobate was paved with stone slabs and the steps of the columns were built over the pavement, 90 cm by 90 cm in size and 35 cm in height, constructed of stone slabs bonded with mortar. There were sockets, 20 cm by 18 cm in size and 15 cm in depth, situated in the centre of the steps of the columns. A base with a profiled plinth was discovered at the last southern step. The base measured 90 cm by 90 cm and was 40 cm in height. The foundation of the column, 65 cm in diameter, was engraved on the top of the base. The columns were constructed of semicircular segments, 65 cm in diameter. Numerous similar column segments were discovered during the excavations.