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grave pillars (sepulchral monuments, funerary structures, ... Built Environment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Sepulchral monuments in the form of freestanding pillars; distinguished by being taller and generally having less breadth than a tombstone or a stele, but often having more depth. Grave pillars were common in several ancient cultures and continue in modern usage. |
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grave pillars (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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grave pillar (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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pillars, grave (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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grafzuilen (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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grafzuil (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.RK |
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.................................... grave pillars (P,U) |
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Dutch ..... Grafmonument in de vorm van een vrijstaande zuil, meestal aan de bovenzijde afgebroken om de abruptheid van de dood te symboliseren. |
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Related concepts: |
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meaning/usage overlaps with .... |
stelae |
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(<monuments by form>, monuments, ... Built Environment (hierarchy name)) [300007023] |
meaning/usage overlaps with .... |
tombstones (sepulchral monuments) |
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(sepulchral monuments, funerary structures, ... Built Environment (hierarchy name)) [300005923] |
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