Throne
A throne is the official chair or seat upon which a monarch (royal ruler) is seated on state or ceremonial occasions.[1] The word "throne" can also refer to the monarchy itself.
Throne Media
Stone relief depicting Xerxes the Great seated on a throne
Vision of John of Patmos from the Book of Revelation (4:4)—four seraphim surround the throne of Christ, twenty-four elders sit on thrones to either side (Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry)
Throne of the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople in the Phanar, Istanbul. On the dais the Gospel is enthroned on a curule chair, in front of it, lower down is the patriarch's throne.
Drawing of the Cathedra Sancti Petri, in St. Peter's Basilica, Rome
Painting of the (later) Peacock Throne in the Diwan-i-Khas of the Red Fort, around 1850
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References
- ↑ Oxford English Dictionary, ISBN 0-19-861186-2