Labyrinth

English: In colloquial English the terms "maze" and "labyrinth" are synonymous. Some scholars, notably Hermann Kern, draw a distinction, using "labyrinth" for unicursal patterns with a single unbranching path leading to the center, and "maze" for branching, multi-cursal patterns with dead-ends or alternative routes that may be taken.

Українська: Лабіринт

Español: laberinto

Unicursal labyrinths[edit]

Diagrams[edit]

Redrawn version of a carved Renaissance gem showing the Minotaur at center of labyrinth
"Medieval" labyrinth diagram
"Classical" labyrinth diagram
Caerdroia diagram
A triple-spiral labyrinth
Variant of triple-spiral labyrinth
classic "Cretan" or "Troy" labyrinth in square form
classic "Cretan" or "Troy" labyrinth in semi-round form
classic "Cretan" or "Troy" labyrinth in round form
classic "Cretan" or "Troy" labyrinth in circular disc
path through classic "Cretan" or "Troy" labyrinth
Radial labyrinth
One method of drawing a half-round classical labyrinth

Photos[edit]

Lucca
Lucca
Alkborough, North Lincolnshire, UK
Rocky Valley, Tintagel, Cornwall, UK
Wing, Rutland, UK
"City of Troy" maze, Dalby, Yorkshire, UK
Seaton Labyrinth, Seaton, Devon, UK
Saffron Walden, Essex, UK (diagram)
Pillar at centre of Hilton turf maze
Labyrinth made with burning tealights in the Holy Cross Church in Frankfurt am Main-Bornheim
14th century plan of walls of Jericho
Hemet, California petroglyph
Photo of Chartres cathedral floor Labyrinth
Boston College Memorial Labyrinth
Erie, Pennsylvania
St. Lambertus, Mingolsheim
The labyrinth in Holy Spirit Seminary, Hong Kong
Nijmegen, stereo photo
Classical labyrinth
National Theatre (Budapest)2002
Edinburgh labyrinth, George Square Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Labyrinth at the Chapel of St. Basil in Houston, Tx
Labyrinth in the Trappist Abbey of Our Lady of Saint-Remy, Wallonia, Belgium
Classical seven-circuit labyrinth in East Hardwick, Vermont
Italy