Aedicula
In ancient Roman religion, an aedicula (plural aediculae) is a small shrine. The word aedicula is the diminutive of the Latin aedes, a temple building or house.
Many aediculae were household shrines that held small altars or statues of the Lares and Penates. The Lares were Roman deities protecting the house and the family household gods. The Penates were originally patron gods (really genii) of the storeroom, later becoming household gods guarding the entire house.
Other aediculae were small shrines within larger temples, usually set on a base, surmounted by a pediment and surrounded by columns. In Roman architecture the aedicula has this representative function in the society. They are installed in public buildings like the Triumphal arch, City gate, or Thermes. The Celsus Library in Ephesus (2. c. AD) is a good example. From the 4th century Christianization of the Roman Empire onwards such shrines, or the framework enclosing them, are often called by the Biblical term tabernacle, which becomes extended to any elaborated framework for a niche, window or picture.
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by: Jude ColeDream town, no money down
Young girls shine electric in the sun
Mirror mirror, up in the sky
Tell me, why should I be the lowly one?
Big splash, low on cash
I don't know baby, and I don't care
See, it comes and goes
It's the highs and the lows of the hundred dollar millionaire
I promised her, I wouldn't stay
She calls me every single day
But the rain don't snow and the hurt don't show
And I don't think, I can let it go
Madison, ooh, Madison
It's a long way home Madison
Heart breaker, what does it take
How many times can a fool say, I forgive
Before he falls into a stranger's arms
And finds out what it's like to live
You could say you're sorry in your sleep
But your apologies are cheap
But my heart feels strange
Like something's changed
Like, I don't think I'll be back again
To Madison, ooh, Madison
It's a long way home Madison
I'll write your name down on a pretty red balloon
Give it a kiss and let it fly straight to the moon
To the moon
And my heart feels strange
Like something's changed
Like I have been born again
Madison, ooh, Madison
It's a long way home
It's a long way home
To Madison, Madison