amphiprostyle

Dictionary: am·phip·ro·style   (ăm-fĭp'rō-stīl', ăm'fĭ-prō'stīl')

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amphiprostyle

plan of the Temple of Athena Nike at the Acropolis, Athens (Academy Artworks)

Having a prostyle or set of columns at each end but none along the sides, as in some Greek temples.

[Latin amphiprost[ymacr]los, from Greek amphiprostūlos : amphi-, amphi- + prostūlos, with pillars in front; see prostyle.]

Marked by columns in porticoes only at the front and back (of a classical temple), not on the sides.

amphiprostyle

The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure
  Synonyms: amphiprostylar, amphistylar, porticoed

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In classical architecture, Amphiprostyle denotes a temple with a portico both at the front and the rear. This never exceeded the use of four columns in the front, and four in the rear. The best-known example is the tetrastyle small Temple of Athena Nike at Athens.

See also the Temple of Venus and Roma.

References

• This article incorporates text from the article "Amphiprostyle" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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