The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Glossary of architecture — This page is a glossary of architecture. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z … Wikipedia
pseudoperipteral — adjective having columniation completely circling an area of the structure • Syn: ↑peristylar • Similar to: ↑peripteral • Derivationally related forms: ↑peristyle (for: ↑peristylar) * * * … Useful english dictionary
Temple — • The Latin form, templum, from which the English temple is derived, originally signified an uncovered area marked off by boundaries; especially the place marked off by the augurs to be excepted from all profane uses Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin… … Catholic encyclopedia
pseudoperipteral — /sooh doh peuh rip teuhr euhl/, adj. Archit. having a freestanding colonnade at each end, with engaged columns at the sides. [1840 50; PSEUDO + PERIPTERAL] * * * … Universalium
Greek temple — Greek temples (Ancient Greek: polytonic|ὁ ναός , gr. ho naós dwelling , semantically distinct from Latin la. templum temple ) were structures built to house the cult statues within Greek sanctuaries. The temples themselves did usually not… … Wikipedia
Selinunte — (Greek: polytonic|Σελινοῦς; Latin: Selinus) is an ancient Greek archaeological site situated on the south coast of Sicily between the valleys of the rivers Belice and Modione in the province of Trapani.The archaeological site contains five… … Wikipedia
Pseudoperipteral — Pseudopériptéral Un temple grec pseudopériptéral est caractérisé par une rangée de colonnes en façade. Si la rangée de colonne est présente sur l intégralité du pourtour du temple, ce dernier est caractérisé de périptéral. Un temple… … Wikipédia en Français
Western architecture — Introduction history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present. The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… … Universalium
