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| A varient of the perfection of the supreme principle. A geometric representation of the Hindu cosmos |
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| Central "mountain" tower over the shrine |
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| a monumental pile of earth or other material, in memory of Buddha or a Buddhist saint, and commemorating some event or marking a sacred spot. |
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| The god's hall; the embodiment of the god's presence; sometimes the centerpiece of a the city |
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| A shrine dedicated to a God |
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| Small buildings holding the donated gifts of various city-states appear as "spectators" along the path. Simple buildings, usually closely sided with two columns in antis in the front |
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| The oldest and simplest of the three main orders of classical Greek architecture, characterized by heavy fluted columns with plain, saucer-shaped capitals and no base. |
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| (of a classical temple or other structure) surrounded by a single row of columns. |
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| an open space, as a courtyard, surrounded by a colonnade. |
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the principal enclosed chamber of a classical temple.
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| a structural member of a Doric frieze, separating two consecutive metopes, and consisting typically of a rectangular block with two vertical grooves or glyphs, and two chamfers or half grooves at the sides, together counting as a third glyph, and leaving three flat vertical bands on the face of the block. |
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| a rigid, relatively slender, upright support, composed of relatively few pieces |
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| The square space between triglyphs in a Doric frieze |
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| a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion. |
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| The upper part of a column |
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| a low gable, typically triangular with a horizontal cornice and raking cornices, surmounting a colonnade, an end wall, or a major division of a façade. |
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