The windows and doors facing into the courtyard mark a period of modernization in the 1970s when an exhausted flower-bed was replaced by the pond, and the statue of 'The boy with a thorn in his foot' (a copy of the bronze by Myron) was restored. The courtyard, where carriages used to turn and where their drivers refreshed themselves from a pump in the corner, is now a peaceful private enclave, sometimes covered by a colourful awning.
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