propyla

[ prop-uh-luh ]

noun

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Beyond these propyla, and filling the end of a third court, the palace proper appeared in its formidable majesty.
The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 | Theophile Gautier
They were generally placed in pairs at the entrances of temples, on each side of the propyla.
Museum of Antiquity | L. W. Yaggy
Neither the number of the propyla nor of the sphinxes is determined by any rule.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume III (of 3) | Strabo
Just outside the propyla was the small temple of Wingless Victory.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 | Various
The base of its pedestal is still shown on the Acropolis between the propyla and the Erechtheum.
Greece | J.A. McClymont

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