Amphiprostyle

Quick meaning: Amphiprostyle is an adjective meaning (architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.

Meaning

(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.

More Meanings

1. (architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.

Example Sentences

"The Ilissos Temple is the first attested amphiprostyle temple in Greek architecture."

Another characteristic of amphiprostyle temples was that of their porticoes, consisting of four columns only.

This much being sufficiently proved; before I draw the inference in contemplation, I have next to prove, the original temple was amphiprostyle, and hexastyle.

1819, Periptere, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopædia: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature, Volume 26, unnumbered page, Peripteres were properly temples which had columns on all the four ſides; by which they were distinguished from proſtyles, and amphiproſtyles, the one of which had no columns before, and the other none on the sides.

Word Forms

• amphiprostyles

Synonyms for amphiprostyle

Depending on context, synonyms include amphiprostylar, amphistylar, apteral, porticoed.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include porticoed, amphiprostylar, apteral, amphistylar, distyle, peripterous.

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