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- Tholos (architecture) - Wikipedia
A tholos (from Ancient Greek θόλος (thólos) 'conical roof,[1] dome'; pl tholoi; Latin: tholus; pl tholi) is a form of building that was widely used in the Greco-Roman world
- Tholos | Greek, Round, Temples | Britannica
The tholos at Olympia, known as the Philippeum, was a round building of the Ionic order, with Corinthian half columns on the inside; it was erected by Philip II of Macedon to commemorate his victory over the Greeks at Chaeronea in 338 bc
- THOLOS Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of THOLOS is a round building of classical Greek date and style
- Tholos (architecture) explained
What is a Tholos (architecture)? A tholos is a form of building that was widely used in the classical world
- Athenian Agora - - The Tholos
The Tholos is situated in the southwest corner of the Agora, directly south of the Bouleterion (the ‘Senate House’) and together these buildings formed the administrative heart of ancient Athens
- The Tholos - Archaeological Site of Delphi
The Tholos is a circular building within the sanctuary of Athena Pronaia, built by the architect Theodore the Phocaean in 380-370 B C It had 20 Doric columns on the circular colonnade and 10 or 13 Corinthian semi-columns in the interior of the cella
- Tholos | Oxford Classical Dictionary
In classical architecture a tholos is a circular building Examples include that on the west side of the Athenian Agora (otherwise referred to as the Skias, or parasol, from the shape of its roof; see athens, topography)
- The Tholos of Epidaurus | Aristotle, Greek tourist guide
The Tholos was designed by the architect Polykleitos the Younger of Argos and it is one of the few round buildings of Greek architecture It was constructed in a period of 30 years, from 365 to 335 BCE
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