amphiprostyle
/æmˈfɪprəˌstaɪl/
adjective
- Describing a building, especially a classical temple, that has a row of columns at both the front and the back, but not on the sides.
- The ancient amphiprostyle temple had elegant columns only at its entrance and rear.
- Unlike a peripteral temple, an amphiprostyle building lacks columns along the sides.
- Architecture students studied the amphiprostyle design of the small Greek shrine.
noun
- A building or structure that has a row of columns at both the front and the back, but not on the sides.
- The architect designed a modern amphiprostyle for the city's cultural center.
- The museum's new wing was built as an amphiprostyle, with columns framing the main entrances.
- Tourists admired the ancient amphiprostyle, noting its balanced front and rear colonnades.