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Basilica Cistern (Yerebatan Saray)
Author(s) : Bogdanović Jelena (7/8/2008)
For citation: Bogdanović Jelena , "Basilica Cistern (Yerebatan Saray)", 2008,Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World, ConstantinopleURL: <http://www.ehw.gr/l.aspx?id=10881>
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cross- (groin-) vault A vault formed over square or rectangular spaces by the interpenetration of two barrel-vaults of equal hight and diameter. The lines of the intersection form a diagonal cross.
triumphal arch (Rom.:) A structure in the shape of a monumental archway, built to celebrate the victory of a Roman general or Emperor.(Byz. Archit.) The arch formed above the Horaia Pyle (Royal Door), which frames the curve of the conch of the apse and separates the bema from the nave.
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