An architectural term for a building, temple, or structure having two columns in front, or the style characterized by this design.
From Greek di- (two) + stylos (column). This technical architectural vocabulary entered English via Latin during the Renaissance as scholars revived classical Greek architectural knowledge.
The beauty of 'distyle' is that one Greek word tells you exactly what you're looking at: dis (two) + style (column)—the ancients named their buildings with mathematical precision, and we inherited that clarity.
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