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An exedra (pl.: exedras or exedrae) is a semicircular architectural recess or platform, sometimes crowned by a semi-dome, and either set into a building's façade or free-standing. The original Greek word ἐξέδρα ('a seat out of doors') was applied to a room that opened onto a stoa , ringed with curved high-backed stone benches, a ...
The Pantheon has three floors with a total area of 2,105 m 2 (22,660 sq ft). Inside in the Red Hall is the Mural of Freedom by Athos Bulcão . On the third floor is stained glass by Marianne Peretti, who also designed the glass for the Cathedral of Our Lady Aparecida in Brasilia.
Parthenon in Athens. The largest post and lintel roof by span spanned the Parthenon in Athens. It measured 19.20 m between the cella walls, with an unsupported span of 11.05 m between the interior colonnades. [86] Sicilian temples of the time featured slightly larger cross sections, but these may have been covered by truss roofs instead. [87]
A triglyph is located above the centre of each capital, and above the centre of each lintel. However, at the corners of the building, the triglyphs do not fall over the centre the column. The ancient architects took a pragmatic approach to the apparent "rules", simply extending the width of the last two metopes at each end of the building.
The Cave Sanctuaries of the Acropolis of Athens are the natural fissures in the rock of the Acropolis hill that were used as sites of worship for deities of the Panhellenic pantheon in antiquity. Traditionally a sharp distinction has been drawn between the state religion practised on the summit of the Acropolis and the cult practice of the ...
Site plan of the Acropolis at Athens: number 14 is the sanctuary. The Sanctuary of Pandion is the name sometimes given to the remains of a building located in the south-east corner of the Acropolis of Athens. Its foundations were found during the excavations for the construction of the Old Acropolis Museum (1865–1874). [citation needed]
The portico on the northern side of the palaestra was of double depth to protect against the weather. Rounded halls with seats (exedrae, ἐξέδραι) were built along the single depth sides of the palaestra for the use of philosophers, orators, and other scholars. The double-depth side was divided into three sections.
The area is rich in wildlife. The park contains Brazil's highest mountain, Pico da Neblina, at 2,995 m (9,826 ft) (pictured). [37] [38] Serra da Bocaina National Park: São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro: 1996 vii, x (natural) The park, located between the cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, comprises Atlantic Forests. It is rich in biodiversity ...