tetrapylon

[ te-truh-pahy-lon ]

noun

, plural tet·ra·py·la [te-tr, uh, -, pahy, -l, uh].

1. a structure having four gateways as features of an architectural composition.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tetrapylon¹

1900–05; < Greek, tetrápylon, noun use of neuter of tetrápylos having four gates. See tetra-, pylon

Example Sentences

After recapturing the site in late 2016, militants destroyed the tetrapylon - a group of four pillared structures - and part of the Roman Theatre.

From BBC

The sites include the Unesco World Heritage site of Palmyra, where IS militants blew up the 2,000-year-old Temple of Bel, the tetrapylon - a stone platform supported by four columns - and part of a theatre.

From BBC

It destroyed parts of the Tetrapylon, a monument marking a bend in the ancient colonnade, and the facade of the second-century Roman Theater before it was driven from the city in March this year.

From Reuters

It destroyed parts of the Tetrapylon, a monument marking a bend in the ancient colonnade, and the facade of the second-century Roman Theater before it was driven from the city in March this year.

From Reuters

This time, the militants set off explosions at the awe-inspiring Tetrapylon, four pillars on a raised platform that embodied the grandeur during the celebrated reign of Queen Zenobia, the cultivated monarch of the 3rd century.

From Los Angeles Times