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discuss these issues on the talk page. A Propylaea, Propylea or
Propylaia (//; Greek: Προπύλαια) is any monumental gateway based
on the original Propylaea that serves as the entrance to the
Acropolis in Athens. The word propylaea (propylaeum is the Latin
version) is the union of the prefix pro (before or in front of)
plus the plural of the Greek pylon or pylaion (gate), meaning
literally that which is before the gates, but the word has come
to mean simply gate building. The Brandenburg Gate of Berlin and
the Propylaea in Munich are specifically copied from the central
portion of the Propylaea. Propylaea of the Athenian Acropolis
The monumental gateway to the Acropolis, the Propylaea was built
under the general direction of the Athenian leader Pericles, but
Phidias was given the responsibility for planning the rebuilding
the Acropolis as a whole at the conclusion of the Persian Wars.
According to Plutarch, the Propylaea was designed by the
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