trilithon

(noun)

A structure consisting of two stone pillars supporting a horizontal stone.

Related Terms

  • megalith
  • enge
  • henge
  • serpentiform
  • cruciform
  • passage grave
  • rectilinear
  • curvilinear
  • Chavin

(noun)

A megalithic post-and-lintel structure.

Related Terms

  • megalith
  • enge
  • henge
  • serpentiform
  • cruciform
  • passage grave
  • rectilinear
  • curvilinear
  • Chavin

Examples of trilithon in the following topics:

  • Architecture in Early South America

    • The Gate of the Sun is a trilithon that stands nearly ten feet tall and 13 feet wide.
  • Neolithic Monuments

    • The larger Sarcen stones, which form the post-and-lintel ring and the free-standing trilithons, were quarried approximately 25 miles to the north of Salisbury Plain.
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