propylon
Americannoun
plural
propylaEtymology
Origin of propylon
1825–35; < Greek propýlon, equivalent to pro- pro- 2 + pýl ( ē ) gate + -on neuter singular noun ending
Example Sentences
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The gate was nearly two hundred feet in height, and the sides of the propylon, which rose like huge moles, were sculptured with colossal figures of a threatening aspect.
From The Infernal Marriage by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
New combinations rise upon our limited invention and contract the taste,—the pyramid, the propylon, the colossus, the catacomb, the obelisk, the sphinx.
From Sketches by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
I well remember the morning I stood before the propylon, or chief entrance of Karnak.
From Sketches by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
It is from the Pharaohs, however, that you must seek for the vast and the gigantic: the pyramid, the propylon, the colossus, the catacomb, the obelisk, and the sphinx.
From Sketches by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
Passing this magnificent propylon, and ascending several steps, we reached the Parthenon or ruined Temple of Minerva; an immense white marble skeleton, the noblest monument of architectural genius which the world ever saw.
From Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) by Stephens, John Lloyd
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