Amphiprostyle

Northeast view of the Temple of Athena Nike, a amphiprostyle temple.

In classical architecture, amphiprostyle denotes a temple with a portico both at the front and the rear. The number of columns never exceeded four in the front and four in the rear. The best-known example is the tetrastyle small Temple of Athena Nike at Athens.

See also the Temple of Venus and Roma.

See also

• Prostyle
• Distyle in antis

References

• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Amphiprostyle". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chambers, Ephraim, ed. (1728). Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (1st ed.). James and John Knapton, et al. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)