A pronaos (UK: / proʊˈneɪ.ɒs / or US: / proʊˈneɪ.əs /) is the inner area of the portico of a Greek or Roman temple, situated between the portico's colonnade or walls and the entrance to the cella, or shrine. Roman temples commonly had an open pronaos, usually with only columns and no walls, and the pronaos could be as long as the cella.

In its simplest form as a naos, the temple was a simple rectangular shrine with protruding side walls (antae), forming a small porch. Until the 8th century BC, there were also apsidal structures with more or less semi-circular back walls, but the rectangular type prevailed.

The meaning of PRONAOS is the outer part of an ancient Greek temple forming a portico immediately in front of the cella and delimited by the front wall of the cella and the columns or the antae and columns; also : the narthex of an early church.

The Greek word for the family or household, oikos, is also the name for the house. Houses followed several different types. It is probable that many of the earliest houses were simple structures of two rooms, with an open porch or pronaos, above which rose a …

6 days ago · pronaos (plural pronaoi or pronaoses) (architecture) The inner area of the portico of a Greek or Roman temple

Jun 19, 2013 · A diagram illustrating the pronaos of a temple - the space between the outer columns and entrance of a Classical temple.

The pronaos is the entrance hall or porch of an ancient Greek temple, located between the outer columns and the main cella (the inner chamber). This architectural feature served both a functional and symbolic purpose, providing a transition space for worshippers as they moved from the outside world into the sacred interior of the temple.

Pronaos and Scaena are both architectural elements found in ancient Greek and Roman temples. The Pronaos is the front porch or vestibule of a temple, serving as the entrance to the sacred space. It often features columns and a roof supported by columns.

In the Greek temple, the porch, portico, or entrance-hall to the temple proper, or νάος. See Templum.

Pronaos definition: The inner area of the portico of a Greek or Roman temple, leading to the cella.