Pylons (Gateways)
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Name (Latin)
Pylons (Gateways)
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Gateways
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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)
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Wikipedia description:
In ancient Egyptian architecture, a pylon is a monumental gate of an Egyptian temple (Egyptian: bxn.t in the Manuel de Codage transliteration). The English word "pylon" comes from the Greek term πύλη 'gate'. The Egyptian pylon consists of two pyramidal towers, each tapered and surmounted by a cornice, joined by a less elevated section enclosing the entrance between them. The gate was generally about half the height of the towers. Contemporary paintings of pylons show them with long poles flying banners.
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