A Cyzicene hall is the architectural term derived from the Latin word cyzicenus given by Vitruvius to the large hall used by the Greeks that faced north, with a prospect towards the gardens; the windows of this hall opened down to the ground, so that the green verdure could be seen by those lying on the couches.[1] A Cyzicene hall is similar to the Roman triclinium, although much larger.[2]
Latin Cyzincenus is a borrowing of Koinē Greek: Κυζικηνός, meaning "of the city of Cyzicus".[citation needed]
References
- ^ Chisholm 1911.
- ^ Sturgis, Russell; Davis, Francis A. (2013). Sturgis' Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture and Building: An Unabridged Reprint of the 1901-2 Edition. Courier Corporation. p. 735. ISBN 978-0-486-14840-3.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cyzicenus". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 720.
- Sturgis, Russel. "Cyzicene Hall" in A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, . . . MacMillan Co., 1901, pp. 738–739.
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