hypostyle

Speech parts

1. hypostyle - Noun

2. hypostyle - Adjective

Meaning

Resting upon columns; constructed by means of columns; -- especially applied to the great hall at Karnak.

Examples

One of the most notable hypostyle mosques is the Great Mosque of Cordoba in Spain, the building being supported by over 850 columns. Source: Internet

The bouleuterion was a large public building with a hypostyle hall that served as a court house and as a meeting place for the town council ( boule ). Source: Internet

Frequently, hypostyle mosques have outer arcades so that visitors can enjoy the shade. Source: Internet

The hypostyle prayer hall in the Great Mosque of Kairouan Often, a limited part of the prayer hall is sanctified formally as a masjid in the sharia sense (although the term masjid is also used for the larger mosque complex as well). Source: Internet

This form was adapted to the construction of hypostyle halls within the larger temples. Source: Internet

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