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Nota de aplicación

Buildings, usually churches, mausoleums, or baptistries, having a cross plan with four apses. Usually the arms of the cross form a Greek cross plan, with arms of equal length. The design was common in Byzantine architecture.

Referencias bibliográficas

  1. Pevsner, Nikolaus; Fleming, John; Honour, Hugh, "Diccionario de Arquitectura", Alianza Editorial, España, Madrid, 1980

Términos alternativos

tetraconchas

  1. "Comité, Plural del término en singular"
Tipo de término