pronaos

(noun)

Front porch of a temple.

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Examples of pronaos in the following topics:

  • Temple Architecture in the Greek Archaic Period

    • To the front of the naos was the pronaos, or front porch.
    • A door between the naos and pronaos provided access to the cult statue.
    • Columns, known as prostyle, often stood in front of the pronaos.
    • There are three columns in antis across the pronaos.
    • A central flight of stairs led from the pronaos to the naos and the doors opened to look upon a central cult statue.

  • The Temple of Athena Nike

    • The four piers aligned to the four Ionic prostyle columns of the pronaos .
    • Both the pronaos and opisthodomos are very small, nearly non-existent, and are defined by their four prostyle columns.

  • Aegina

    • Both the pronaos and opisthodomos have two prostyle columns in antis and exterior access, although both lead into the temple's naos.
    • Despite the connection between the opisthodomos and the naos, the doorway between them is much smaller than the doorway between the naos and the pronaos.

  • Temple Architecture in the Greek Orientalizing Period

    • One step spanning the width of the façade led to the pronaos.
    • Early anta-planned temples consisted of a portico (pronaos) and an inner chamber (naos/cella) atop a simple platform.

  • The Acropolis

    • In front of both the pronaos (porch) and opisthodomos is a single row of prostyle columns.
    • The pronaos  is so small it is almost non-existent.
    • The four piers aligned to the four Ionic prostyle columns of the pronaos.
    • Both the pronaos and opisthodomos are very small, nearly non-existent, and are defined by their four prostyle columns.

  • The Parthenon

    • In front of both the pronaos and opisthodomos is a single row of prostyle columns.
    • The pronaos or porch is so small it is almost non-existent.

  • Marble Sculpture and Architecture in the Greek Early Classical Period

    • It has two columns directly connected to the walls of the temple, known as in antis, in front of both the entranceway (pronaos) and the inner shrine (opisthodomos).
    • The twelve metopes over the pronaos and opisthodomos depict scenes from the twelve labors of Herakles.