Definition of Exedra. Meaning of Exedra. Synonyms of Exedra

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Definition of Exedra

Exedra
Exedra Ex"e*dra, n.; pl. Exedr[ae]. [L., fr. Gr ?; ? out + ? seat.] 1. (Class. Antiq.) A room in a public building, furnished with seats. 2. (Arch.) (a) The projection of any part of a building in a rounded form. (b) Any out-of-door seat in stone, large enough for several persons; esp., one of curved form.

Meaning of Exedra from wikipedia

- An exedra (pl.: exedras or exedrae) is a semicircular architectural recess or platform, sometimes crowned by a semi-dome, and either set into a building's...
- The Anantara Palazzo Naiadi Rome Hotel (formerly the Boscolo Exedra Roma) is a five-star luxury hotel in Piazza della Repubblica, Rome situated near the...
- City of Aguascalientes Clockwise from top: San Antonio de Padua Church, La Exedra (main square), Aguascalientes Opera House, Cerro del Muerto, Plaza Bosques...
- Sycacantha exedra is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland. The wingspan is...
- Northern entrance and monumental fountain Southern exedra Western exedra Eastern entrance Eastern exedra The Quadriporticus was a peristyle linking the rest...
- Bucculatrix exedra is a species of moth of the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in ****an (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu) and India. It was first described...
- attractions include the Singing Tower and its 60-bell carillon, the Bok Exedra, the Pinewood Estate now known as El Retiro, the Pine Ridge Trail, and the...
- square courtyard in front of the villa (1707) and then added the monumental exedra(1718). Between 1730 and 1740 Giovanni Ziborghi added height to Rossi’s barchesse...
- outstretched standing on a square base. The base is flanked by a square exedra, created by architect Henry Bacon, which encloses a small, raised platform...
- recess covered with a hemispherical vault or semi-dome, also known as an exedra. In Byzantine, Romanesque, and Gothic Christian church (including cathedral...