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A Tetrapylon ( _el. Τετράπυλον, "four gates") is an ancient type of Roman monument of cubic shape, with a gate on each of the four sides: generally it was built on a crossroads.
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Tetrapylon — in Palmyra Tetrapylon in Aphrodisias … Deutsch Wikipedia
Tetrapylon — (gr.), eine vierthörige Halle … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
tetrapylon — /te treuh puy lon/, n., pl. tetrapyla / leuh/. a structure having four gateways as features of an architectural composition. [1900 05; < Gk, tetrápylon, n. use of neut. of tetrápylos having four gates. See TETRA , PYLON] * * * … Universalium
tetrapylon — |te.trə+ noun (plural tetrapyla) Etymology: Greek, from tetra + pylōn gateway more at pylon : an edifice having four gates or portals (as one marking the intersection of two thoroughfares in an ancient Roman city) * * * /te treuh puy lon/, n., pl … Useful english dictionary
Tetrapylon of Jerash — The South Tetrapylon is the intersection of Jerash s Cardo with the first cross street in the ancient ruins of Jerash in Jordan dated to the Roman period at the end of the 2nd century AD. Four niched pilasters formed the base of a former central… … Wikipedia
tetrapylon — tet·ra·pylon … English syllables
Quadrifrons — Tetrapylon in Palmyra Tetrapylon in Aphrodisia Ein Tetrapylon (griechisch … Deutsch Wikipedia
Aphrodisias — Tetrapylon Aphrodi … Deutsch Wikipedia
Aphrodisias — Le tétrapylon (porte monumentale) Localisation … Wikipédia en Français
Palmyra — 34.55916666666738.273611111111 Koordinaten: 34° 34′ N, 38° 16′ O … Deutsch Wikipedia
