hypostyle - meaning and definition. What is hypostyle
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What (who) is hypostyle - definition

HALL WITH A ROOF SUPPORTED BY COLUMNS
Hypostyle Hall; Hypostyle hall; Pylon temple
  • Great Mosque of Kairouan]], in Tunisia.
  • Central columns of the [[Great Hypostyle Hall]] in the [[Temple of Karnak]], Egypt

hypostyle         
['h??p?(?)st??l]
¦ adjective Architecture having a roof supported by pillars.
Origin
C19: from Gk hupostulos, from hupo 'under' + stulos 'column'.
Hypostyle         
·adj Resting upon columns; constructed by means of columns;
- especially applied to the great hall at Karnak.
Great Hypostyle Hall         
HALL WITHIN THE KARNAK TEMPLE COMPLEX
Great Hypostyle Hall, Karnak; Hall of Columns, Karnac
The Great Hypostyle Hall is located within the Karnak temple complex, in the Precinct of Amon-Re. It is one of the most visited monuments of Ancient Egypt.

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Hypostyle

In architecture, a hypostyle () hall has a roof which is supported by columns.