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Hypostyle mosques

Scope note

Use for mosques having a vast rectangular hall, generally a flat roof, and whose interior is divided by many rows of columns.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30007548

Broader Terms used

<mosques by form>

Term used for

mosques, hypostyle

Equivalent Terms used

hypostyle mosque

Created

12yrs ago

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