In architecture, a hypostyle () hall has a roof which is supported by columns. == Etymology == The term hypostyle comes from the Ancient Greek ὑπόστυλος hypóstȳlos meaning "under columns" (where ὑπό hypó means below or underneath and στῦλος stŷlos means column).
In architecture, a hypostyle () hall has a roof which is supported by columns. == Etymology == The term hypostyle comes from the Ancient Greek ὑπόστυλος hypóstȳlos meaning "under columns" (where ὑπό hypó means below or underneath and στῦλος stŷlos means column).
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