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An exedra (pl.: exedras or exedrae) is a semicircular architectural recess or platform, sometimes crowned by a semi-dome, and either set into a building's façade or free-standing. The original Greek word ἐξέδρα ('a seat out of doors') was applied to a room that opened onto a stoa , ringed with curved high-backed stone benches, a ...
All together there are 360 slates. This is similar to 360°, which is a circle and thus represents the circumference of heaven. In the centre of the upper terrace is the Heaven's Heart Stone which is surrounded by concentrically arranged flag-stones. There are 9 stones in the first circle, 18 in the second, 27 in the third.
The slightly smaller circle, named the “Nonakado” circle, is 42 meters in diameter and is located around 90 meters away, separated from the “Manza” circle by Akita Prefectural Route 66. Each circle is made from rounded river stones brought from another river approximately 7 kilometers away.
Stone Bench Creations is an Indian film production company based in Chennai, India. It was established in 2016 by Indian director Karthik Subbaraj . As of 2023, the company has produced 16 feature films, including productions made in the Tamil and Malayalam film industries.
Circlestone are stone ruins in Arizona's Superstition Wilderness about 45 miles from Phoenix.The ruins are not a circular space of standing stones; however, like many standing stone monuments found elsewhere in the world it does have elements of construction that to some suggest it was built to track celestial events.
A hemispherical enclosure will also guide whispering gallery waves. The waves carry the words so that others will be able to hear them from the opposite side of the gallery. The gallery may also be in the form of an ellipse or ellipsoid, [4] with an accessible point at each focus. In this case, when a visitor stands at one focus and whispers ...
It comprises a ring of five free-standing stones, symmetrically arranged so that one stone, the axial stone, is set directly opposite two stones, usually the tallest, marking the entrance to the circle. Characteristically, the stones reduce in height to the axial stone, which is set consistently in the south-western part of the circle.
A bench table is also known as a table with a bench seat, which is a type of long seat that has the purpose of holding more than 1 person at one time. Commonly, a bench table is placed in outdoor locations such as the garden, park, and side of the pedestrian passage.