Engineering:Cyzicene hall

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A Cyzicene hall is the architectural term derived from the Latin word cyzicenus given by Vitruvius to the large hall used by the Ancient Greece that faced north, with a prospect towards the gardens; the windows of this hall opened down to the ground, so that the green verdure could be seen by those lying on the couches.[1] A Cyzicene hall is similar to the Roman triclinium, although much larger.[2] Latin Cyzincenus is a borrowing of Koinē Greek: Κυζικηνός, meaning "of the city of Cyzicus".[citation needed]

References

  • Sturgis, Russel. "Cyzicene Hall" in A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, . . . MacMillan Co., 1901, pp. 738–739.