Pseudodipteral Explained

Pseudodipteral or Pseudodipteros (el|ψευδοδίπτερος, meaning “falsely dipteral”)^{[1] [2]} describes an ancient Greek temple with a single peristyle surrounding the cella at the distance of two intercolumns and one column.^[3] Unlike peripteral temples, there is a greater space between the columns of the peristyle and the cella; dipteral temples have two peristyles.

Temple "G" in Selinunte, an ancient Greek archaeological site in Italy, is a good example of the pseudodipteral plan.^[4]

References

• Book: Harris , Cyril M. . Cyril M. Harris . Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture . Dover Publications . 1983 . New York City . 0-486-24444-X . registration .

Notes and References

1. https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0059:entry=pseudodipteros Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, pseudodipteros
2. https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0062:entry=pseudodipteros-harpers Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898), pseudodipteros
3. Book: Vitruvius. On Architecture. 24 September 2009. Penguin Books Limited. 978-0-14-193195-1. 350–.
4. Web site: Kaos Collective > Temple G .