hypostyle

[ hahy-puh-stahyl, hip-uh- ]

adjective

1. having many columns carrying the roof or ceiling:

   a hypostyle hall.

noun

1. a hypostyle structure.

hypostyle

/ ˈhaɪpəʊˌstaɪl /

adjective

1. having a roof supported by columns

noun

1. a building constructed in this way

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypostyle¹

1825–35; < Greek hypóstȳlos resting on pillars, equivalent to hypo- hypo- + -stȳlos -style ²

Example Sentences

They crossed the colonnade at the side of the hypostyle and went down two steps into the vast nave of the temple.

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The central bay of this hypostyle is in the same line as the road I have been following since I left the hall of Thothmes.

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In the hypostyle there is a little blue shade behind the monstrous pillars, but even that shade is dusty and hot.

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In the Ramesseum there are three flights of steps between the first and second hypostyle hall.

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The resemblance between the two temples is completed by the existence in both of a minor hypostyle hall behind the sanctuary.

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