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A vestibule or entrance of architectural importance before a building or enclosure.

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Usage examples (6)
  • An atrium and a propylaeum gave a total length of 475 feet.
  • Here the visitor found another portal or propylaeum of a magnificent character.
  • The great gateway or propylaeum is very imposing, and rather out of place; but that is not the architect's fault.
  • On the lower portion of the platform were several detached buildings, the most remarkable being a huge gateway or propylaeum, through which the entrance lay to the...
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