propyla
[ prop-uh-luh ]
noun
plural of propylon.
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How to use propyla in a sentence
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 GautierThey were generally placed in pairs at the entrances of temples, on each side of the propyla.
Museum of Antiquity | L. W. YaggyNeither the number of the propyla nor of the sphinxes is determined by any rule.
Just outside the propyla was the small temple of Wingless Victory.
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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