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A ________ is an architectural space that is created by using a series of columns, or a colonnade, to support a flat ceiling.

a. flying buttress

b. groin vault

c. pilaster

d. hypostyle hall

e. cantilever

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This is known as a hypostyle hall, incorporating numerous columns in order to provide an efficient means of support for a flat ceiling formation.
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This is known as a hypostyle hall, incorporating numerous columns in order to provide an efficient means of support for a flat ceiling formation. Many examples including from Ancient Greece, Egypt and Roman Empire's, are famous historical building, often enormous in scale and proportion.
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