Distyle in antis

<p>In <a href="/facts/Classical_architecture/wKTDW6sm">classical architecture</a>, distyle in antis denotes a <a href="/facts/Temple/5vGIswbs">temple</a> with the side walls extending to the front of the porch and terminating with two <a href="/facts/Anta_(architecture)/VjktftsX">antae</a>, the <a href="/facts/Pediment/cUwQ9tbj">pediment</a> being supported by two <a href="/facts/Column/NDtghP75">columns</a> or sometimes <a href="/facts/Caryatid/qmv5ttmE">caryatids</a>. This is the earliest type of temple structure in the ancient Greek world. An example is the <a href="/facts/Siphnian_Treasury/zgs657zj">Siphnian Treasury</a> in <a href="/facts/Delphi/IsyNrtAj">Delphi</a>, built around 525 BCE.
</p><p>Smaller two-column structures without antae are called <a href="/facts/Distyle/oE2L3RDF">distyle</a>. The next evolution in temple design came with <a href="/facts/Amphiprostyle/robKRrxc">amphiprostyle</a>, where four columns stand in line on the porch in front of a <a href="/facts/Cella/LDNC0NH3">naos</a>.
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Distyle in antis