Definition of Stoai. Meaning of Stoai. Synonyms of Stoai

- A stoa (/ˈstoʊə/; plural, stoas, stoai, or stoae /ˈstoʊ.iː/), in ancient Gr**** architecture, is a covered walkway or portico, commonly for public use...
- thrive until a catastrophic earthquake in 365 BCE. After that date, all stoai fell out of use and the central altar was cracked. A large basilica was...
- stood a stoa. It also flanked the p****ageway to the Roman baths. So the stoai together with the water facilities make it more likely that the complex...
- resembled that of Gr**** architecture. For example, palaestras, colonnades, stoai, and columns were all borrowed from the Gr****s. Other techniques were borrowed...
- Vitruvius makes reference to the building when speaking about the purpose of stoai erected near theatres that served as a refuge for the spectators in inclement...
- the lowest terrace, is bordered by galleries with colonnades (columns) or stoai. It is the beginning of a street which crosses the entire Acropolis: it...
- Maqām Abu Hureira (the "Raban Gamaliel tomb"), which consisted of double stoai with domes (riwāq). The construction activity was carried out in 1274 by...