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Propylon

The porch, vestibule, or entrance of an edifice.

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    The porch, vestibule, or entrance of an edifice.

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propylaeumnoun(historical, especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome) A vestibule or entrance, (especially) to a temple.
propylaeonnoun(historical contexts, especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome) Alternative form of propylaeum. [(historical, especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome) A vestibule or entrance, (especially) to a temple.]
peristylenounA colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc., or the yard enclosed by such columns.
peristasisnoun(countable, architecture) A four-sided porch or hall of columns surrounding the cella in an Ancient Greek peripteros temple.
pavillonnounArchaic form of pavilion. [An ornate tent.]
pteronnoun(architecture) A peristyle raised on a podium, differing from an ordinary peristyle raised only on a stylobate.
parodosnounThe ode sung by the chorus as it enters the orchestra, typically following the play's prologue.
pedimentnoun(architecture) A classical architectural element consisting of a triangular section or gable found above the horizontal superstructure (entablature) which lies immediately upon the columns; fronton.
pervisnounArchaic form of parvis. [An enclosed courtyard in front of a building, especially a cathedral.]
peribolusnounAlternative form of peribolos. [(architecture, historical) An enclosed court, especially one surrounding a temple.]
pylonnoun(electricity) A tower-like structure, usually one of a series, used to support high-voltage electricity cables.
apodyteriumnoun(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
pentastylenoun(architecture) A portico with five columns.
pavillionnounA town in Wyoming, United States.
pergolonounDated form of pergola (“passageway of columns”). [A framework in the form of a passageway of columns that supports a trelliswork roof; used to support and train climbing plants.]
presbyteriumnounA college of priests in active ministry of a particular Catholic church; a diocese, eparchy, or similar group of priests.
amphiprostylenoun(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
parvisenounAlternative spelling of parvis. [An enclosed courtyard in front of a building, especially a cathedral.]
peripterynoun(architecture) A building surrounded by a wing or row of columns.
peristyliumnoun(chiefly in ancient Roman contexts) A peristyle.

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