hypostyle

Examples of hypostyle in the following topics:

• Architecture of the New Kingdom

  • The columns of its Hypostyle Hall imitate lotus plants and contain elaborate sunken relief.
  • Thirty-nine out of the 48 columns still stand in the hypostyle hall, and part of the gold-and-blue decorated ceiling has also been preserved.

• Islamic Architecture

  • Founded in 670, it contains all of the architectural features that distinguish early mosques: a minaret, a large courtyard surrounded by porticos, and a hypostyle prayer hall.

• Art and Architecture of the Achaemenid Empire

  • This hypostyle hall has a total of 36 fluted columns with capitals sculpted into unique forms.