tetrapylon

English
A tetrapylon

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τετράπυλον (tetrápulon, literally “four gates”).

Noun

tetrapylon (plural tetrapyla)

  1. (architecture) A Roman-style cubic structure with a gate on each of its four sides.
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