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tholos
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tho·los  (thls, -ls)
n. pl. tho·loi (-loi)
A beehive-shaped stone tomb of Mycenaean Greece, roofed by corbeling and usually built into the side of a hill.
[Greek, round building with a conical roof.]
tholos [ˈθəʊlɒs]
n pl -loi [-lɔɪ]
(Social Science / Archaeology) a dry-stone beehive-shaped tomb associated with the Mycenaean culture of Greece in the 16th to the 12th century bc
[from Greek]
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Sharyn O'Mara * Untitled (ceiling) Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts Wilmington, DE October 5, 2007-January 17, 2008 The consecrated dome in Western architecture can be traced back to corbelled Myceneaen beehive tombs, then forward to Greek tholoi, the Roman Pantheon, Hagia Sophia, the Dome of the Rock, and on through churches, mosques, mausoleums, and memorials from San Marco and the Blue Mosque of Tabriz to the Taj Majal and the Jefferson Memorial.
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