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German term or phrase:
Sybillensaal
English translation:
Hall of the Sibyls
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Description of historic hotel in Switzerland
Das sympathische Haus ist bekannt für den wunderschönen Sybillensaal, die gemütlichen Abende am Kamin in der Hotelbar sowie seine schöne Terrasse am Dorfplatz.
Does anybody know what kind of room this refers to, and what a good EN term would be? It is not unique to one hotel - I have seen it mentioned in the write-ups of various historic Swiss hotels.
Thanks!
Does anybody know what kind of room this refers to, and what a good EN term would be? It is not unique to one hotel - I have seen it mentioned in the write-ups of various historic Swiss hotels.
Thanks!
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Hall of the Sibyls
On Maria Austria's advice, I guess this might work.
Dart Chiostro del Bramante
Bramante’s cloister is an exhibition space in the heart of the historic centre of Rome, inside the XVI-century Monumental Complex of Santa Maria della Pace. The spaces used for the exhibitions are the Cloister (ground floor and first floor), and smaller rooms called “Sala delle Sibille” (Hall of the Sybils) and “Sala delle Capriate” (Hall of the Trusses). The cafeteria as well presents shows by promising young artists.
http://www.mappaitaliacontemporanea.it/en/risultato.asp?cate...
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To the left is the prophet Hosea and the Delphic Sybil, from the Hall of the Sibyls where Alfonso of Aragon was cold-bloodedly attacked.
http://www.jeannekalogridis.com/borgia_places.html
Dart Chiostro del Bramante
Bramante’s cloister is an exhibition space in the heart of the historic centre of Rome, inside the XVI-century Monumental Complex of Santa Maria della Pace. The spaces used for the exhibitions are the Cloister (ground floor and first floor), and smaller rooms called “Sala delle Sibille” (Hall of the Sybils) and “Sala delle Capriate” (Hall of the Trusses). The cafeteria as well presents shows by promising young artists.
http://www.mappaitaliacontemporanea.it/en/risultato.asp?cate...
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Note added at 56 mins (2009-12-06 17:08:48 GMT)
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To the left is the prophet Hosea and the Delphic Sybil, from the Hall of the Sibyls where Alfonso of Aragon was cold-bloodedly attacked.
http://www.jeannekalogridis.com/borgia_places.html
Note from asker:
| Thank you! This finally makes sense, and yes - the spelling does change the results :-(. Much appreciated, Kim. |
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vor allem aber der so gennante Sybillensaal im ersten Obergeschoss mit seiner prachtvollen Täfelung und dazugehöriger Decke, einem Spiegel mit virtuos geschnitzter Umrahmung (um 1710) sowie einer Serie von zwölf Ölbildern mit Sibyllendarstellungen aus dem 17. Jahrhundert lassen den herrschaftlichen Ursprung des Bauwerks erkennen.
http://www.valposchiavo.ch/de/valposchiavo/kunst-kultur/pala...
Eine Sibylle (griechisch σίβυλλα), auch fälschlich Sybille, ist dem Mythos nach eine Prophetin, die im Gegensatz zu anderen göttlich inspirierten Sehern ursprünglich unaufgefordert die Zukunft weissagt. Wie bei vielen anderen Orakeln ergeht die Vorhersage meistens doppeldeutig, teilweise wohl auch in Gestalt eines Rätsels.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibylle_(Prophetin)
Sibyl
The word sibyl probably comes (via Latin) from the Greek word sibylla, meaning prophetess. The earliest oracular seeresses known as the sibyls of antiquity, "who admittedly are known only through legend"[1] prophesied at certain holy sites, under the divine influence of a deity, originally— at Delphi and Pessinos— one of the chthonic earth-goddesses. Later in antiquity, sibyls wandered from place to place.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibyl
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Hermien - I think one problem is that there's so little consistency in the spelling of 'sibyl'. You often see it spelled incorrectly as 'sybil'
http://www.valposchiavo.ch/de/valposchiavo/kunst-kultur/pala...
Eine Sibylle (griechisch σίβυλλα), auch fälschlich Sybille, ist dem Mythos nach eine Prophetin, die im Gegensatz zu anderen göttlich inspirierten Sehern ursprünglich unaufgefordert die Zukunft weissagt. Wie bei vielen anderen Orakeln ergeht die Vorhersage meistens doppeldeutig, teilweise wohl auch in Gestalt eines Rätsels.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibylle_(Prophetin)
Sibyl
The word sibyl probably comes (via Latin) from the Greek word sibylla, meaning prophetess. The earliest oracular seeresses known as the sibyls of antiquity, "who admittedly are known only through legend"[1] prophesied at certain holy sites, under the divine influence of a deity, originally— at Delphi and Pessinos— one of the chthonic earth-goddesses. Later in antiquity, sibyls wandered from place to place.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibyl
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-12-06 17:12:16 GMT)
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Hermien - I think one problem is that there's so little consistency in the spelling of 'sibyl'. You often see it spelled incorrectly as 'sybil'
Note from asker:
| Thank you both - I find many references to the Greek Sybille, ships called Sybille and also Sybillensaal, but I cannot actually find anything that describes what it is, it is only ever named - Kim, your first reference seems to indicate that it is a room with decorations dedicated to Sybil... that is the closest I've come so far! Sybil Hall/ Hall of Sybil brings me only people called Sybil Hall :-) |
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mary austria
: Why don't you enter "Hall of the Sibyls". That's what it sounds like to me.
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Looks good.
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