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PORTE MONUMENTALE [1 record]

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Record 1 1992-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fences and Enclosures
DEF

A tower, architectural setting, etc., for defending or adorning an opening permitting passage through an enclosure or for providing a monumental entrance to a street, park, etc.

CONT

The gates of the walled city; the palace gate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Enceintes et clôtures
CONT

(...) l'enclos, auquel on accède par une porte monumentale, est partagé en trois rectangles concentriques autour d'un "grand canal", assez vaste pour porter une barque.

CONT

En Grèce, les bâtiments sacrés étaient érigés sur une colline fortifiée à laquelle donnait accès une porte monumentale (...)

Spanish

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