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Paifang

Also called pailou, memorial arch

A ceremonial gateway of timber or stone (posts, lintels and small roofs) erected across a street or at the entrance to a tomb or temple to commemorate a person or an event. Also pailou.

See also: Torii

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Oval · Ovolo · Pada · Pagoda · Palazzo · Palissade · Palmiform · Pantry