The really ancient part of the structure begins with the rows of sphinxes which border the road behind the propylon. |
I well remember the morning I stood before the propylon, or chief entrance of Karnak. |
Hallock sat as rigid as a carved figure flanking an Egyptian propylon, which his attitude suggested. |
Judging from the scenes and inscriptions which accompany it, Champollion thought this represented a propylon at the Ramesseum. |
The second type of propylon differs from the first in having a very much smaller doorway in comparison with its total mass. |
I well remember the morning when I stood before the propylon, or chief entrance of Karnak. |