Definition of Hypostyle. Meaning of Hypostyle. Synonyms of Hypostyle

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Definition of Hypostyle

Hypostyle
Hypostyle Hy"po*style, a. [Gr. ? resting on pillars; ? under + ? a pillar.] (Arch.) Resting upon columns; constructed by means of columns; -- especially applied to the great hall at Karnak.

Meaning of Hypostyle from wikipedia

- In architecture, a hypostyle (/ˈhaɪpəˌstaɪl, ˈhɪpə-/) hall has a roof which is supported by columns. The term hypostyle comes from the ancient Gr**** ὑπόστυλος...
- The Great Hypostyle Hall is located within the Karnak Temple Complex, in the Precinct of Amon-Re. It is one of the most visited monuments of Ancient Egypt...
- for their own religious purposes, such as Coptic churches. The Great Hypostyle Hall in the Precinct of Amun-Re has an area of 50,000 sq ft (5,000 m2)...
- The Wooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval Anatolia (Turkish: Anadolu'nun Orta Çağ Dönemi Ahşap Hipostil Camileri) are a World Heritage Site consisting...
- of Khnum at Esna. Layout elements of the temple are: Large Hypostyle Hall Small Hypostyle Hall Laboratory Storage magazine Offering entry Treasury Exit...
- (rear) face of the pylon became the west wall of the newly built Great Hypostyle Hall under Seti I who added some honorary images of the late Ramesses...
- built since then. Rebuilt and expanded over time, it soon became a larger hypostyle structure. It probably served as a model for the construction of early...
- measuring 74 or 79 square meters per side, equally divided between a hypostyle prayer hall to the south and an open courtyard (sahn) to the north.: 40 : 19 ...
- surrounded by an arcade and hypostyle hall of baked brick pillars supporting either a flat roof or a roof of brick vaults. The hypostyle hall, was two bays deep...
- in structure and quite unusual because of its many side chambers. The hypostyle hall (sometimes also called a pronaos) is 18 m (59 ft) long and 16.7 m...