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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Tholobate
Britannica 11thTHOLOBATE (Gr. 06Xos, a circular structure, dome, and Bavis, a base), the architectural term given to the cylindrical drum on which a dome is raised. In the earlier Byzantine churches, the dome rested direct on the pendentives and the windows were pierced in t ...
Vol. 26, pp. 862-862
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