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Trilithon
Also called trilithons
Two upright stones carrying a third laid across their tops (Greek, “three stones”), as in the great horseshoe at Stonehenge: the simplest complete post-and-lintel frame.
See also: Post-and-lintel, Lintel
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters Post and Lintel, The Ancient World.
A feature of Prehistoric and Megalithic architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Treillage · Triclinium · Triforium · Triglyph · Triumphal arch · Trompe-l’oeil · Truss · Tuscan