Definition of Hypogeums. Meaning of Hypogeums. Synonyms of Hypogeums

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Definition of Hypogeums

Hypogeum
Hypogeum Hyp`o*ge"um, n.; pl. Hypogea. [L., fr. Gr. ?, ?, subterranean; ? under + ?, ?, the earth.] (Anc. Arch.) The subterraneous portion of a building, as in amphitheaters, for the service of the games; also, subterranean galleries, as the catacombs.

Meaning of Hypogeums from wikipedia

- The Hypogeum of Ħal Saflieni (Maltese: Ipoġew ta' Ħal Saflieni [ɪpɔˈd͡ʒɛʊ̯ tɐ ħɐl sɐfˈlɪːnɪ]) is a Neolithic subterranean structure dating to the Saflieni...
- A hypogeum or hypogaeum (/ˌhaɪpəˈdʒiːəm/ HY-pə-JEE-əm; plural hypogea or hypogaea; literally meaning "underground") is an underground temple or tomb. Hypogea...
- The Hypogeum of Vibia is part of a small complex of pagan burial chambers in Rome which were constructed along the Via Appia in the late 4th century CE...
- an elaborate underground structure called the hypogeum (literally meaning "underground"). The hypogeum was not part of the original construction but was...
- longhouses, crop terraces, roads as the Inca road system, cemeteries, hypogeums and necropolises are all part of the architectural heritage of indigenous...
- The Hypogeum of Yarhai is a hypogeum (underground tomb) from the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra which flourished in the second and third centuries AD....
- However, only Minhotep is named outside chapel in his tomb TT71 and in his hypogeum TT353, in an inventory on the lid of a chest found in the burial chamber...
- The hypogeum of Cala Sant Vicenç is a set of caves dating back to the Bronze Age (1,700—1,500 BC), located on the Spanish island of Mallorca. Today, eight...
- tourists. Located at one end of the town is the hypogeum of Cala Sant Vicenç, perhaps the most spectacular hypogeum on the island. Cala Sant Vicenç offers one...
- Mosta (Maltese: Il-Mosta) is a small but densely po****ted city in the Northern Region of Malta. The most prominent building in Mosta is the Rotunda, a...