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/məˈnɒptəɹəs/ · noun
(architecture) A classical temple made up of one circle of columns supporting a roof..
I leafed through the various boxes and drawers, staring sometimes for minutes on end at a star-shaped vault or diamond frieze, a hermitage, a monopteros or a mausoleum, without knowing what I was looking at or why.
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Monopteros means (architecture) A classical temple made up of one circle of columns supporting a roof..
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I leafed through the various boxes and drawers, staring sometimes for minutes on end at a star-shaped vault or diamond frieze, a hermitage, a monopteros or a mausoleum, without knowing what I was looking at or why.
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