amphiprostyle (temple)

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• Amphiprostyle — Am*phip ro*style, a. [L. amphiprostylos, Gr. ? having a double prostyle: cf. F. amphiprostyle. See {Prostyle}.] (Arch.) Doubly prostyle; having columns at each end, but not at the sides. n. An amphiprostyle temple or edifice. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• temple — temple1 templed, adj. templelike, adj. /tem peuhl/, n. 1. an edifice or place dedicated to the service or worship of a deity or deities. 2. (usually cap.) any of the three successive houses of worship in Jerusalem in use by the Jews in Biblical… …   Universalium

• Temple — /tem peuhl/, n. 1. Shirley (Shirley Temple Black), born 1928, U.S. film actress, famous for child roles during the 1930s, and diplomat. 2. Sir William, 1628 99, English essayist and diplomat. 3. a city in central Texas. 42,483. * * * I Edifice… …   Universalium

• amphiprostyle — ● amphiprostyle adjectif Se dit d un temple présentant une rangée de colonnes sur chacune de ses deux façades, avant et arrière. amphiprostyle [ɑ̃fipʀɔstil] adj. ÉTYM. 1719, Richelet; de amphi , et prostyle. ❖ ♦ Archéol. (En parlant d un temple) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Temple — • The Latin form, templum, from which the English temple is derived, originally signified an uncovered area marked off by boundaries; especially the place marked off by the augurs to be excepted from all profane uses Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• temple — [ tɑ̃pl ] n. m. • temple de Salomon 1080; lat. templum 1 ♦ (1170) Didact. Édifice public consacré au culte d une divinité. ⇒aussi église, mosquée, pagode, synagogue. « La crainte a élevé des temples » (Valéry). Consacrer; profaner un temple. 2 ♦… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Amphiprostyle — In classical architecture, Amphiprostyle denotes a temple with a portico both at the front and the rear. This never exceeded the use of four columns in the front, and four in the rear. The best known example is the tetrastyle small Temple of… …   Wikipedia

• Amphiprostyle — Reconstitution du temple d Athéna Niké Amphiprostyle est un terme architectural désignant les temples (particulièrement grec et romain) possédant des rangées de colonnes en facade, à l avant et à l arrière mais sans colonne sur les côtés. Un des… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Temple of Athena Nike — The temple of Athena Nike after its recent anastylosis which integrated many original spare parts of the temple. Nike means victory in Greek, and Athena was worshiped in this form, as goddess of victory in war and wisdom, on the Acropolis in… …   Wikipedia

• Temple grec — L Héphaïstéion d Athènes, temple d Héphaïstos et d Athéna Ergané, l un des temples grecs doriques les mieux conservés. Le temple grec est un type d édifice religieux développé en Grèce antique dans le cadre de la religion grecque. Les temples… …   Wikipédia en Français

• amphiprostyle — amphiprostylar, adj. /am fip reuh stuyl , am feuh proh stuyl/, adj. (of a classical temple) prostyle on both fronts. [1700 10; < L amphiprostylus < Gk amphipróstylos. See AMPHI , PROSTYLE] * * * …   Universalium