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TURBE [1 record]

Record 1 1997-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Design
OBS

koubba caltt mahoneffant

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conception architecturale
DEF

En pays islamique, édifice couvert en coupole, généralement mausolée, de dimensions modestes, parfois tétrapyle, surmonté d’un dôme.

OBS

Le terme est surtout employé au Maghreb, où il exprime ce qu’on nomme aussi, improprement, marabout.

OBS

En Turquie, [le terme coubba] prend les formes «gumbed, kumbet, etc., et plus souvent l'édifice est nommé «turbe».

Key term(s)
  • gumbed
  • kumbet
  • turbe

Spanish

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