Propylaia

Abstract

The Propylaea, at the end of the Sacred Way, constituted the main entrance to the Sanctuary of Apollo. In ancient Greek architecture, the propylaea were the monumental gateway of a temple and the most famous are the ones you see at the entrance of the Acropolis in Athens.

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