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acroterion [‚ak·rə′tir·ē‚än] (architecture) Also known as acroterium. A pedestal on a pediment to support an ornamental, such as a statue. An ornamental placed on such a pedestal. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In Greek and
Roman times, metals were used almost only honorifically: as decoration
in for instance the metal acroteria of some Hellenistic temples, and in
the gilded bronze plates of the Pantheon's roof and portico (the
latter only finally wrenched off in the early seventeenth century by the
the Barberini pope Urban VIII to make Bernini's baldacehino in St
Peter's -- hence the comment Quod non fecerunt barbari, fecerunt
Barberini). The exterior street facades include a monumentally scaled
copper cornice with raised acroteria. |
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