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Preferred term

Tetrapylons  

Definition(s)

  • Four-square structures with two intersecting passageways and four façades; the axes are each symmetrically framed by columnar or arcuated architecture; often built at right-angled crossroads and typically stood free; could be triumphal or honorific in nature [AAT, alt.]

Synonym(s)

  • Quadrifrons, tetrapylons
  • Tetrapyla

Notation

  • 120402

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-CDLWM40B-6

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