monolith
World History
Art History
(noun)
A large single block of stone, used in architecture and sculpture.
Examples of monolith in the following topics:
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Sculpture in the Vijayanagar Empire
- Vijayanagar sculpture can most commonly be seen in the reliefs, pillars, and monolithic statues of temples.
- Another element of the Vijayanagar style is the carving and consecration of large monolithic statues, such as the Sasivekalu Ganesha and Kadalekalu Ganesha at Hampi; the Gommateshvara (Bahubali) monoliths in Karkala and Venur; and the Nandi bull in Lepakshi.
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Defining Diversity
- These three types are the monolithic organization, the plural organization, and the multicultural organization.
- In the monolithic organization, the amount of structural integration (the presence of persons from different cultural groups in a single organization) is minimal and white male privilege is very tangible.
- The plural organization has a more heterogeneous membership than the monolithic organization and takes steps to be more inclusive of persons from cultural backgrounds that differ from the dominant group.
- Differentiate between a Monolithic, a Plural, and a Multicultural organizational structure
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Sculpture of the Aztecs
- The use of skulls and skeletons in Aztec art originated before the conquest, and the Aztecs often carved skulls into their stone sculptures, monoliths of lava, and masks of obsidian and jade.
- Also known as the Mexican Sun Stone, Stone of the Sun, or Stone of the Five Eras, it is a large monolithic sculpture that was excavated in the Zócalo, Mexico City's main square, on December 17, 1790.
- The monolith of the Stone of the Sun, also known as the Aztec calendar stone (National Museum of Anthropology and History, Mexico City).
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Appear as Many, Not as One
- Your developers should strive to appear in the project's public forums as individual participants, rather than as a monolithic corporate presence.
- This is not because there is some negative connotation inherent in monolithic corporate presences (well, perhaps there is, but that's not what this book is about).
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Architecture of Aksun and Lalibela
- Lalibela is a town in northern Ethiopia that is famous for its monolithic rock-cut churches.
- The Northern Group includes Biete Medhane Alem (home to the Lalibela Cross and believed to be the largest monolithic church in the world), Biete Maryam, Biete Golgotha (known for its arts and said to contain the tomb of King Lalibela), the Selassie Chapel, and the Tomb of Adam.
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Sculpture of the Old Kingdom
- The Great Sphinx, located among the Pyramids of Giza, is the largest monolith statue in the world, standing 241 feet long, 63 feet wide, and 66.34 feet high.
- The Great Sphinx, located among the Pyramids of Giza, is the largest monolith statue in the world.
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Architecture of Great Zimbabwe
- These birds were carved from a soapstone on the tops of monoliths that were the height of a person.
- Slots in a platform in the Eastern Enclosure of the Hill Complex appear designed to hold the monoliths with the Zimbabwe birds, but archaeologists cannot be sure that this is where the birds rested.
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Jain Sculpture
- A colossal monolithic statue of Bahubali at Shravanbelagola, the Jain siddha (one who has attained spiritual salvation), is located in Karnataka in southern India.
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Introduction to Packaging, Releasing, and Daily Development
- Volunteer groups are not so monolithic.
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Age and Sexuality
- Rather than a monolithic sexual career delimited between stages of aging, for example, researchers have revealed a wide variety of sexual practices, patterns, and cultural debates throughout the life course, and in so doing, have complicated previous assumptions regarding aging and sexual activity.