Pylons (Gateways)

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Name (Latin)
Pylons (Gateways)
See Also From tracing topical name
Gateways
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q331317
Library of congress: sh2020005822
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Pylon of the Lal Darwazah Masjid, Jaunpur, Utter Pradesh, India, 1965-2000, via University of Washington digital collections, International Collections, June 2, 2020.
  • Art & architecture thesaurus online, June 2, 2020:(pylons (gateways). SN monumental gateways to Egyptian temples, consisting of a pair of towerlike structures with slanting walls flanking the entrance portal; may also be used more loosely for any large isolated structures used to mark a boundary, as at approaches to bridges or avenues. BT gate structures)
  • Wikipedia, June 2, 2020(pylon (architecture); a monumental gateway of an Egyptian temple; both Neoclassical architecture and Egyptian Revival architecture employ the pylon form)
  • Merriam-Webster online, June 2, 2020(pylon; a usually massive gateway; an ancient Egyptian gateway building in a truncated pyramidal form; a monumental mass flanking an entranceway or an approach to a bridge)