amphiprostyle

adjective

Meaning

Having a portico of columns at both the front and the rear of a building, but not along the sides.

Examples

  • Many small Greek temples were built in the amphiprostyle manner to emphasize the entrance and exit.
  • The architect studied the amphiprostyle layout of the ruins before drafting the new museum entrance.

Synonyms: columnar, porticoed, prostyle, peripteral