Translations
The upper chambers were set back further than the rest, for the galleries claimed more of their depth than they did from the lower and middle stories of the structure.
The upper chambers were shorter, for the galleries consumed more space from them than from the lower and middle tiers of the building.
Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building.
Now the upper chambers were smaller because the galleries took more space from the chambers on the lower and middle floors of the building.

