Definition of amphiprostyle

Amphiprostyle is the term used when a prostyle arrangement in a Classical temple is repeated for the opisthodomos as well as for the pronaos. In other words, amphiprostyle denotes a temple with a portico both at the front and the rear where the number of columns never exceeded four in the front and four in the rear.

Line art floorplan of an amphirostyle temple

Definition of acroteria

Acroteria are sculptures – usually urns, palmettes or statues – placed on flat pedestals on top of a pediment. If the sculpture is placed at the outer angles of a pediment rather than at the apex, they are called ‘acroteria angularia’.

Examples of acroteria