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monopteron
[mo-nop-tuh-ron, moh-]
noun
plural
monopteraa classical building having a single outer colonnade surrounding a central structure or a courtyard.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of monopteron1
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Monopteron, mō-nop′te-ron, n. a kind of temple or portico of columns grouped in a circle, and supporting a cupola.
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It was built in the form of a "monopteron," a sort of structure without walls, and composed of columns arranged in a circle, and supporting a covered cupola.
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