pronaos
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of pronaos
From the Greek word prónāos, dating back to 1605–15. See pro- 2, naos
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The pronaos and opisthodomos were each bounded by two Doric columns between antae, surmounted by metopes.
From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.
If I had attempted to reply in full to the criticisms to which I have referred, I know not what extent of ground would have been covered by my pronaos.
From Evolution and Ethics by Huxley, Thomas Henry
The pronaos gave admittance to the sanctuary, the holy of holies, an immeasurable empty space, without image, without altar, without anything.
From The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt by Couperus, Louis
Let the top of the corona, which is laid above the casing, be on a level with the tops of the capitals of the columns in the pronaos.
From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
Upon the podium there remain some vestiges of the twelve columns thatPg 42 formed the front portico or pronaos.
From The Wonders of Pompeii by Monnier, Marc
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