TETRASTYLE (Gr. τέτρα-, four, and στῦλος, a column), the term in architecture given to a portico of four columns which forms the main front of a temple (q.v.).
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TETRASTYLE (Gr. τέτρα-, four, and στῦλος, a column), the term in architecture given to a portico of four columns which forms the main front of a temple (q.v.).