hypostyle
/ˈhaɪpəˌstaɪl/
adjective
- Describing a building or hall whose roof is supported by many columns.
- Hypostyle architecture is common in Egyptian and Persian buildings.
- The ancient temple had a grand hypostyle hall with dozens of stone pillars.
- Visitors were amazed by the hypostyle ceiling held up by rows of columns.
noun
- A building or hall with a roof supported by many columns.
- They walked through the hypostyle, admiring the carved pillars.
- The museum's hypostyle was reconstructed using ancient techniques.
- The hypostyle at Karnak is one of the largest in the world.