- A
trilithon or
trilith is a
structure consisting of two
large vertical stones (posts)
supporting a
third stone set
horizontally across the top (lintel)...
-
complex of the
Temple of
Jupiter Baal (Heliopolitan Zeus) are
known as the "
Trilithon". Each of
these is
estimated at 750–800
tonnes (830–880
short tons). The...
- monuments, the most
famous trilithons are
those at
Stonehenge and
those found in the
Megalithic Temples of Malta. The word
trilithon is
derived from the Gr****...
-
monoliths containing the
famed "Three Stones" (Ancient Gr****: Τρίλιθον,
Trílithon): cut from limestone,
measuring over 19 m (62 ft) long, 4.3 m (14 ft)...
- Haʻamonga ʻa Maui ("The
Burden of Maui") is a
stone trilithon located in Tonga, on the
eastern part of the
island of Tongatapu, in the
village of Niutōua...
- to the
second capital at Heketā, at the site of the Haʻamonga ʻa Maui
Trilithon, none
boasts more
traditional attractions than the
third capital at Muʻa...
-
solstice sunset (Stonehenge). It is
significant that at
Stonehenge the
Great Trilithon was
oriented outwards from the
middle of the monument, i.e. its smooth...
-
Inside is a ring of
smaller bluestones.
Inside these are free-standing
trilithons, two
bulkier vertical s****ns
joined by one lintel. The
whole monument...
- an
entrance doorway forming a
trilithon, a pair of
orthostats surmounted by a m****ive
lintel slab.
Further trilithons form a p****age,
which is always...
-
across the
campus from
their Stonehenge monument. The Arch is a
single trilithon with a
vague silhouette of a man and a
woman on each of its supporting...
