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Distyle

In classical architecture, a distyle is a small temple-like structure with two columns to the sides of the entrance, forming a porch. By extension, a distyle can also mean a distyle in antis, the original design of the Greek temple, where two columns are set between two antae.

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In classical architecture, a distyle is a small temple-like structure with two columns to the sides of the entrance, forming a porch.1 By extension, a distyle can also mean a distyle in antis, the original design of the Greek temple, where two columns are set between two antae.

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