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dipylon

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dipylon
1. In ancient Greece, a gate consisting of two separate gates placed side by side.
2. (cap.) A gate of this type on the northwestern side of Athens.


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The walk ends at Keramikos, the site of the Dipylon Gate, where in ancient times, the Panathenaic Way began, leading to the Parthenon.
Down the main roadway behind the Elephant Gate is the Dipylon, a double-arched gate over which are painted tiles of Carl, Otilia and Alf (their oldest son), a worker, two leaders of the brewery, the architect and builder of New Carlsberg.
 
 
 
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