- In
ancient Gr**** architecture, a propylaion,
propylaeon or, in its
Latinized form, propylaeum—often used in the
plural forms propylaia or
propylaea (/prɒpɪˈliːə/;...
- as
Ddnon supposes, to
support the
heads of two
colossal figures. This
propylaeon leads into a
large square,
surrounded by a
colonnade roofed with squared...
- New York: Rizzoli, 1984. pp. 190–215. Rykwert, Joseph. "New
Harmony Propylaeon." Domus,
February 1980, pp. 12–17. Shezen, Roberto. "La via storica: L'Atheneum...
- the agora. The
temple was
built in the last
years of
Parthian rule. A
propylaeon (monumental gateway) led into a courtyard;
opposite the
gateway was the...
-
surrounded by
Doric colonnade and
portico recalling the
entrance through the
Propylaeon to the
Athenian Acropolis.
Above the
front steps to this entrance, a carving...
