propyla

[ prop-uh-luh ]

noun

1. plural of propylon.

Example Sentences

Beyond these propyla, and filling the end of a third court, the palace proper appeared in its formidable majesty.

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They were generally placed in pairs at the entrances of temples, on each side of the propyla.

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Neither the number of the propyla nor of the sphinxes is determined by any rule.

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Just outside the Propyla was the small temple of Wingless Victory.

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The base of its pedestal is still shown on the Acropolis between the Propyla and the Erechtheum.

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