Hypaethral is an ancient temple with no roof. (From the Latin hypaethrus, from Ancient Greek ὕπαιθρος hupaithros ὑπό hupo- `under` and αἰθήρ aither `sky, air`.) It has instead a hypaethros or hypaethral opening. It was described by the Roman architect Vitruvius in his treatise On Architecture written for the emperor Caesar A... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypaethral