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Megaron logo #21000 The megaron (n; μέγαρον), plural megara ə, is the great hall of the Grecian palace complexes. It was a rectangular hall, fronted by an open, two-columned porch, and a more or less central, open hearth vented though an oculus in the roof above it and surrounded by four columns. It was particularly Aegean, due to the open porch which was usu...
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megaron

megaron logo #21003in ancient Greece and the Middle East, architectural form consisting of an open porch, a vestibule, and a large hall with a central hearth and a ... [3 related articles]
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