hypostyle
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of hypostyle
1825–35; < Greek hypóstȳlos resting on pillars, equivalent to hypo- hypo- + -stȳlos -style 2
Example Sentences
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Squared-off columns and massive beams form an underwater hypostyle hall that is at once claustrophobic — dank, close and cool — and yet seemingly limitless.
From New York Times ● Aug. 8, 2016
A profusion of stout, mushroom-shaped columns gives the floors the feeling of a hypostyle hall in an ancient Egyptian temple.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2015
During a whole century, three kings laboured to perfect this hypostyle hall.
From Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt by Maspero, G. (Gaston)
First, there were two hypostyle halls instead of one.
From Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt by Maspero, G. (Gaston)
At Karnak, in the hypostyle hall, the height of the capital is twelve and a quarter feet, and the greatest diameter twenty-one feet.
From Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt by Maspero, G. (Gaston)
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