Monopteros

A monopteros (. Greek ὁ μονόπτερος of μόνος, transkr, monos '. , Only, only, alone, and τὸ πτερόν, transkr, pteron ' wing ) is a circular building with columns, according to modern usage, in contrast to the Tholos no Cella - a closed interior - has. In Greek and especially Roman antiquity, the term could be used also for the Tholos. In ancient times served Monopteroi (Greek οἱ μονόπτεροι ), among others, as a kind of canopy for a cult image. An example of this is the monument to Lysikrates in Athens, which, however, already the spaces between the columns were walled in ancient times. The Temple of Rome and Augustus on the Acropolis in Athens is a monopteros from Roman times with free column spaces. Cyriacus of Ancona, a traveler of the 15th century, handed down its architrave inscription: Ad praefatae Palladis Templi vestibulum.

Description

During the Baroque period, or in the classicism of monopteros than Musentempel a popular Baumotiv in English and French gardens. In the German parkland of monopteros is represented, although he sometimes has only four to eight columns. Higher column numbers occur less frequently. The monopteros in the English Garden in Munich and a temple in Hayns Park in Hamburg -Eppendorf, are well known examples. Some fountains in parks and spa facilities have the appearance of monopteros. Some Monopteroi are provided with follies such as a portico, which were preceded by the monopteros. This, in turn, while having only a design feature because its presence is not absolutely necessary in order to obtain access to the open on all sides Temple.

Some monopteros is called the Rotunda because of its circular floor plan. The Tholos can call it that. Note, however, that some Monopteroi have four - and polygonal ground plans, which are thus not be described as rotunda. As an example, the temple of the Muses with the muse Polyhymnia in Schloss Tiefurt be mentioned, which has a hexagonal plan.

Views

Monopteros in the English Garden in Munich

Monopteros Apollo Temple in the castle Nymphenburg (Munich )

Monopteros Leibniz Temple at George Park in Hanover

Monopteros on the Nero mountain in Wiesbaden

Monopteros Fountain temple in the spa park of Bad Vilbel

Monopteros in Castle Park (now City Park ) in Teublitz

Monopteros in Eutiner Garden ( CF Hansen, 1796)

Monopteros Temple of Venus in Woerlitzer Park

Monopteros breakfast pavilion in Kassel

Monopteros like temple on the Lousberg in Aachen, destroyed

Monopteros in the Hohenheim Gardens of the University of Hohenheim, built in 2001

Monopteros Kepler Monument in the Carl Anselm Avenue in Regensburg

Monopteros in the park of Schloss Höhenried on Lake Starnberg

Monopteros in busing -park of Offenbach (Main )

Monopteros in the low forest in Rudesheim

Monopteros in New Castle Richmond in Braunschweig

Monopteros at the Well ( Schoenburg castle ) in Hofgeismar