Labyrinth - A symbolic maze which for our purposes applies to the intricate symmetrical diagrams found on Cathedral floors.
Lancet window - Slender rectangular window with pointed arch.
Labyrinth: Intricate combination of paths and passageways, often located in the nave of a cathedral, marked by floor tiles sometimes engraved with the names of the cathedral architects.
labyrinthThe name comes Labyrinth comes from the maze of passages where, in Greek mythogy, Theseus had to escape from the Minotaur. In gardens it network of paths designed as a puzzle to entertain visitors.
Labyrinth
- a network of passages laid out as a puzzle. Most commonly these are hedged mazes. They appear to have developed from the intricate paths laid out in C17th bosket.
Labyrinth- Mazes on the floors of cathdrals as symbolic journeys of faith. Pilgrim must travel slowly and meditatively towards center, which is the Eye of God. (Amiens)
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Nave- Center aisle of catherdral ...
bony labyrinth, osseous labyrinth - cavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that contains the membranous labyrinth
glans - a small rounded structure; especially that at the end of the penis or clitoris ...
Greek vase painting of the fifth century BC, however, the meander became associated with a popular story drawn from the legends concerning King Minos of Crete, the story of Theseus slaying the Minotaur and finding his way in and out of the labyrinth.
Over the years, the area around the exterior of the reading room became encrusted with a labyrinth of small offices obscuring the structure.
is the word visitors use to describe Peter Eisenman's Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, the Berlin Holocaust Memorial. Even if you did not know the horrific history that inspired the memorial, you would sense it as you wandered the labyrinth ...
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