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A propylaea, propylea or propylaia is any monumental gateway in ancient Greek architecture. The prototypical Greek example is the propylaea that serves as the entrance to the Acropolis in Athens. The Greek Revival Brandenburg Gate of Berlin and the Propylaea in Munich both evoke the central portion of the Athens propylaea. The Greek word προπύλαιον propylaeon is the union of the prefix προ- pro-, before, in front of plus the plural of πύλη pyle gate, meaning literally that which is before the gates, but the word has come to mean simply gate building.
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