The ruins of a huge stone building in the Republic of Zimbabwe in southern Africa, meaning "house of stone" in the local language. The ruins consist of three main parts: (1) the "Acropolis", a group of buildings on a 120m-high granite hill, with huge natural stones connected by stone walls and terraces; (2) the "Temple", an elliptical building on flat ground, measuring 100m in length and 80m in width, consisting of a grand, massive outer wall, an inner wall, a conical tower, and other structures; (3) the "Valley Ruins", a complex of stone enclosure walls and dwellings located between the two ruins mentioned above. Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
アフリカ南部のジンバブウェ共和国にある巨大な石造建築の遺跡で,現地語で〈石の家〉の意。遺跡は三つの主要部分からなる。(1)〈アクロポリス〉と名づけられる,高さ120mの花コウ岩の丘の上にある建築群で,巨大な自然石のあいだを石壁やテラスでつないでいる。(2)〈神殿〉と呼ばれる,平地にある,長径100m,短径80mの楕円形の建築。壮大で塊量的な外壁と,内壁,円錐塔などからなる。(3)上記の二つの遺構のあいだにある,錯綜した石造の囲壁および住居跡で,〈谷の遺跡〉と呼ばれる。
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