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HEMICYCLE (Gr. iift-, half, and avaho...

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Originally appearing in Volume V13, Page 258 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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HEMICYCLE (Gr. iift-, See also:half, and avahos, circle)  , a semi-circular See also:recess of considerable See also:size which formed one of the most conspicuous features in the See also:Roman Thermae, where it was always covered with a hemispherical vault . A small example exists in See also:Pompeii, in the See also:street of tombs, with a seat See also:round inside, where those who came to pay their respects to the departed could See also:rest . An immense See also:hemicycle was designed by See also:Bramante for the Vatican, where it constitutes a See also:fine architectural effect at the end of the See also:great See also:court .

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