Stylobate

  • 11stylobate — noun The top step of the crepidoma, i.e. the platform upon which the superstructure of the building is erected …

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  • 12stylobate — (sti lo ba t ) s. m. Terme d architecture. Piédestal qui porte des colonnes.    Se dit aussi pour plinthe. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Du grec, colonne, et, reposer sur ses pieds …

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  • 13stylobate — [ stʌɪlə(ʊ)beɪt] noun a continuous base supporting a row of columns in classical Greek architecture. Origin C17: via L. from Gk stulobatēs, from stulos pillar + batēs base …

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  • 14stylobate — sty·lo·bate …

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  • 15stylobate — sty•lo•bate [[t]ˈstaɪ ləˌbeɪt[/t]] n. archit. (in a classical temple) a course of masonry, part of the stereobate, forming the foundation for a colonnade • Etymology: 1555–65; < L stȳlobatēs, stȳlobata < Gk stȳlobátēs …

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  • 16stylobate — /ˈstaɪləbeɪt/ (say stuyluhbayt) noun a continuous base supporting a row of columns; that part of a stereobate immediately beneath the columns. {Latin stylobata, from Greek stȳlobatēs} …

  • 17stylobate —   n. coping, etc., supporting colonnade …

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  • 18stylobate — n. Archit. a continuous base supporting a row of columns. Etymology: L stylobata f. Gk stulobates f. stulos pillar, baino walk …

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  • 19Greek 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… …

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  • 20Parthenon — Not to be confused with Pantheon, Rome. For other uses, see Parthenon (disambiguation). Coordinates: 37°58′13″N 23°43′21″E / 37.97025°N 23.72247°E …

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