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Definition of Apadana
1. Noun. The great hall in ancient Persian palaces.
Definition of Apadana
1. Noun. a large hypostyle hall in ancient Persian palaces ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Apadana
1. the great hall of a Persian palace [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Apadana
Literary usage of Apadana
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of Oriental Antiquities: Including the Architecture, Sculpture, and by Ernest Babelon (1906)
"The apadana of the palace of Xerxes at Persepolis, situated on the middle ...
p]an of the apadana portico on three of its sides : of Artaxerxes (after ..."
2. L'architecture by François Benoit (1911)
"Chapiteau de l'apadana de Suso. (Musée du Louvre.) ' Le mode de couverture i[iic
nous venons d'analyser et la .sveltesse sus-mentionnée des colonnes ..."
3. Manual of Oriental Antiquities, Including the Architecture, Sculpture, and by Ernest Babelon (1889)
"It is found in every part, but notably in the great state saloon or apadana of
the palaces. It is thirteen times as high as its diameter at the base : its ..."
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