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Hypaethral is in contradistinction to cleithral, a term applied to a covered temple. [1] The hypaethros or hypaethral opening is the term Vitruvius (iii. 2) used for the opening in the middle of the roof of temples, an example being found in Athens in the temple of Jupiter Olympius, which is octastyle. There was no example in Rome. [2]
A covered Greek temple, in contradistinction to hypaethral, which designates one that is uncovered; the roof of a cleithral temple completely covers it. [14] Clerestory The upper part of the nave of a large church, containing a series of windows. Clock gable A gable or facade with a decorative shape characteristic of traditional Dutch architecture.
The hypaethral temple at Philae called the Bed of Pharaoh illustration by David Roberts (1796-1864). Short title: The hypaethral temple at Philae called the Bed of Pharaoh illustration by David Roberts (1796-1864). Horizontal resolution: 300 dpi: Vertical resolution: 300 dpi: Software used: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.8 (Macintosh) File change ...
Hirapur's yogini temple is a tantric shrine, [3] with hypaethral (roofless) architecture as tantric prayer rituals involve worshipping the bhumandala (environment consisting all the 5 elements of nature - fire, water, earth, air and ether), and the yoginis believe to be capable of flight.
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A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms, sometimes simply as lists of synonyms and antonyms.
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