propylée — [ prɔpile ] n. m. • 1752; gr. propulaion « ce qui est devant la porte » ♦ Hist. gr. Vestibule d un temple. Plur. Portique à colonnes qui formait l entrée, la porte monumentale (d un sanctuaire, d une citadelle). Spécialt Les Propylées (de l… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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Edfu — [ Edfu, south of Luxor (lower right).] Edfu (also spelt Idfu or in modern French as Edfou and known in antiquity as Behdet ) is an Egyptian city, located on the west bank of the Nile River between Esna and Aswan, with a population of… … Wikipedia
Klenze, Leo von — ▪ German architect in full Franz Leopold Karl von Klenze born Feb. 28, 1784, Schladen, near Brunswick [Germany] died Jan. 27, 1864, Munich German architect who was one of the most important figures associated with Neoclassicism… … Universalium
Western architecture — Introduction history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present. The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… … Universalium
propileo — /propi lɛo/ s.m. [dal lat. propylaeon, gr. propýlaion, neutro sost. dell agg. propýlaios posto dinanzi alle porte ]. (archeol.) [spec. al plur., nell architettura classica, ingresso monumentale di un tempio, di una reggia, di una piazza e sim.]… … Enciclopedia Italiana
