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A tholos (pl.: tholoi; from Ancient Greek θόλος, meaning "conical roof" [1] or "dome"), in Latin tholus (pl.: tholi), is a form of building that was widely used in the classical world. It is a round structure with a circular wall and a roof, usually built upon a couple of steps (a podium), and often with a ring of columns supporting a ...
This table includes buildings in the Gaslamp Quarter Historic District in San Diego, California.The order of entries in the table is taken from a brochure printed by the Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation titled Architectural Guide and Walking Tour Map. [1]
Samuel I. Fox Building, Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego, 1929; San Diego Athletic Club, San Diego, 1928; San Diego Central Post Office, San Diego, 1937; San Diego County Administration Center, San Diego, 1938; San Diego Firehouse Museum, San Diego, 1920s; Silverado Ballroom, San Diego, 1931; Silver Gate Three Stars Masonic Lodge No 296, San Diego ...
Administration Building for the Panama California Exposition, now called the Gill Auditorium, San Diego, 1912, later modified by architect Carleton Winslow, NRHP-listed [1] [8] La Jolla Woman's Club, San Diego, 1912, NRHP-listed [8] earliest buildings at The Bishop's School, San Diego, 1912; Ellen Browning Scripps residence, now the Museum of ...
The California Quadrangle, California Building, and California Tower are historic structures located in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. They were built for the 1915–16 Panama–California Exposition and served as the grand entry to the event. [3] The buildings and courtyard were designed by architect Bertram Goodhue.
Tholos (architecture), a circular structure, often a temple, of ancient Greece and ancient Rome, and in classical or neoclassical architecture Tholos of Delphi, a circular building located approximately 800 metres from the main site of the ruined Temple of Apollo at Delphi; Tholos , a circular building with an ornate astronomical floor design ...
San Diego Natural History Museum, Balboa Park. William Templeton Johnson (1877 – 1957) was a notable San Diego architect. He was a fellow to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in 1939. [1] Johnson is known for his Spanish Revival buildings, all in San Diego unless otherwise noted:
A beehive tomb, also known as a tholos tomb (plural tholoi; from Greek θολωτός τάφος, θολωτοί τάφοι, "domed tombs"), is a burial structure characterized by its false dome created by corbelling, the superposition of successively smaller rings of mudbricks or, more often, stones.