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Bilskirnir (Old Norse "lightning-crack" [1]) is the hall of the god Thor in Norse mythology.Here he lives with his wife Sif and their children. According to Grímnismál, the hall is the greatest of buildings and contains 540 rooms, located in Asgard, as are all the dwellings of the gods, in the kingdom of Þrúðheimr (or Þrúðvangar according to Gylfaginning and Ynglinga saga).
The Gate of All Nations (Old Persian: ๐ฏ๐ข๐บ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ก๐ถ๐๐ป๐ก๐ฟ๐ญ๐๐น๐ข๐ถ duvarthim visadahyum), also known as the Gate of Xerxes, is ...
' Gates ') is the classical Greek Doric building complex that functioned as the monumental ceremonial gateway to the Acropolis of Athens. Built between 437 and 432 BC as a part of the Periklean Building Program, it was the last in a series of gatehouses built on the citadel.
2nd gate: the guardian god is called "Swallower Of Sinners" and his gate precedes a lake of fire. 3rd gate : its guardian snake is "Stinger" while the portal itself is the goddess " Mistress Of Food "; some jackals watch over the "Lake of Life" interdicted to the dead because it is the place where Ra draws his breath.
Entrance to the Temple of Khonsu (Gateway of Ptolemy III) The Temple of Khonsu is an ancient Egyptian temple. It is located within the large Precinct of Amun-Re at Karnak, in Luxor, Egypt. [1] The edifice is an example of an almost complete New Kingdom temple, and was originally constructed by Ramesses III on the site of an earlier temple. [2]
Gateway of Ptolemy III and Ptolemy IV. The main features of the Precinct of Montu are the Temple of Montu, Temple of Harpre, Temple of Ma'at, a sacred lake and the Gateway of Ptolemy III Euergetes / Ptolemy IV Philopator, which is the most visible structure on the site and can be easily seen from inside the Precinct of Amon-Re.
The Hall of Hewn Stones (Hebrew: ืึดืฉึฐืืึทึผืช ืืึธึผืึดืืช, romanized: liškaแนฏ haggฤziแนฏ), also known as the Chamber of Hewn Stone, was the meeting place, or council-chamber, of the Sanhedrin during the Second Temple period (6th century BCE – 1st century CE).
The first, to the west, was constructed by the Ptolemies. The second gateway is a replica of the first but much more enclosed. The third gateway incorporates two engaged columns that connects with the fourth gateway. The fifth gateway serves as the entrance to the portico of four Composite order columns. The sixth gateway crosses through the ...